Object numberCC59.2.0360
sestertius, Roman Empire, Nero, 54-66 CE
Date54-66 CE
Emperor
Nero
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.56 cm, 27.37 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The laureate head of Nero, wearing an aegis, is facing right, and NERO CLAUD CAESAR AUG GERM PM TR P IMP P P is inscribed around.
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS, TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE, IMPERATOR, PATER PATRIAE
NERO CLAUD CAESAR AUG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, imperator, and father of the fatherland
There is a view of the front of the temple of Janus, with a latticed window to the left and and garlanded double doors to the right. PACE PR TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANUM CLUSIT is inscribed around, and S is inscribed to the left, and C to the right. ROMA is
PACE PR TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANUM CLUSIT, S C
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