Lot 50-123. Nero. A.D. 54-68. AR denarius. Rome mint, struck A.D. 64-65.

Nero. A.D. 54-68. AR denarius (18.7 mm, 3.13 g, 6 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 64-65. NERO CAESAR, laureate head right / AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero standing facing, radiate and togate, holding branch in right hand and Victory on globe in left. RIC 47; BMCRE 60; RSC 45. gVF. The reverse depicts Nero’s Colossus, a tall bronze statue of the emperor as Sol. The 120 foot statue was created by Zenodorus for the vestibule of the Domus Aurea, the massive palace constructed by Nero following the fire of A.D. 64.

 

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$  500.00

Final Price:

$ 550.00 (7 bid(s))
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