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Roman Imperial Coinage
H
ANDSOME
G
OLD
A
UREUS OF
N
ERO
, AD 64/5
Enlargement
3454
Nero. Gold Aureus (7.38 g), AD 54-68.
Rome, ca. AD 64/5. NERO CAESAR, laureate head of Nero right.
Reverse
: AVGVSTVS GERMAN-
ICVS, Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing, holding branch in right hand, globe surmounted by Victory in left. RIC 46; WCN 22; BMC 56-
9; Calicó 402. Well centered.
Nearly Extremely Fine
.
Struck circa AD 64/5, this coin's reverse shows the monumental bronze statue of Nero in the guise of Sol that was originally just outside of the
main palace entrance of Nero's Domus Aurea ('Golden House'The Greek sculptor, Zenodoros, constructed the statue between AD 64 and 68,
thus the representation on the coin predates the completed statue. After Nero's downfall, Vespasian replaced the head of the statue with one
of the god Sol himself. In the second century, Hadrian had the statue moved adjacent to the Flavian Amphitheater, from which that building
derives its popular name, the Colosseum.
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $10,000 - 13,000
Ex Ceresio (26 September 1987), 229.
.
Enlargement
3455
Nero. Gold Aureus (7.2 g), AD 54-68
. Rome, ca AD 64/5. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Nero right.
Reverse:
IANVM CLVSIT
PACE PR TERRA MARIQ PARTA, closed doors of the temple of Janus. RIC 50 and 58; WCN 26; BMC 64; Calicó 409.
NGC Extremely Fine;
Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5
.
Estimated Value .....................................................................................................................................................................$4,000 - 5,000
Enlargement
3456
Nero. 54-68 AD. Silver Denarius (3.0g)
. Laureate head right of Nero.
Reverse:
Aquila right, between two vexilla. RIC 68 [as R2]; BMC 107; C.
356. Areas of dark toning.
About Extremely Fine
. (
PCGS # 55
)
One of the last issues of Nero, this reduced-weight denarius was struck betwixt the flame and the Civil Wars.
Estimated Value .....................................................................................................................................................................$1,200 - 1,400
