American Numismatic Society: Gold Aureus of Nero, Rome, AD 64

Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS - Head of Nero, laureate, right, with beard

Reverse: AVGVSTVS AVGVSTA - Nero, radiate, togate, standing left, holding patera and long sceptre: beside him on right stands Empress, holding patera and cornucopiae

Physical Description

Axis: 5
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 7.27
- Diameter (in mm): 18.5

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 64 - AD 65
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus
Material: Gold
Authority
- Authority: Nero
- - Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Nero
- - Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Portrait: Nero
- - Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire

References

Reference: RIC I (second edition) Nero 44
Reference: BMC 52

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.39418
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
ImageSponsor: Mike Gasvoda
Provenance
- Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

Series: RIC.2.1

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Gold Aureus of Nero, Rome, AD 64 - AD 65 1944.100.39418

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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