Object numberCC59.2.0351
as, Roman Empire, Nero, 54-66 CE
Date54-66 CE
Emperor
Nero
CultureItalian
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.41 cm, 8.61 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The radiate head of Nero is facing right, with NERO CLAUD CAESAR AUG GERMANIC inscribed around.
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS
NERO CLAUD CAESAR AUG GERMANIC
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
A laureate Nero is moving to the right in the garments of Apollo Citharoedus, playing the lyre which he is holding in his left hand. PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP P P is inscribed around.
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE IMPERATOR PATER PATRIAE
PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP P P
Pontifex Maximus, with the tribunician power, Imperator, and Father of the Country
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