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Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.05 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. Laureate head right / Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing, holding branch and Victory on globe. RIC I 46; Calicó 402. Bent. Fair.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 237 (21 July 2010), lot 398.
The reverse depicts Nero's Colossus, a roughly 120 foot tall bronze statue of the emperor as Sol that was created by Zenodorus for the vestibule of the Domus Aurea, or Golden House, the massive palace constructed by Nero after the fire of AD 64. Its memory was retained in the popular name of the amphitheater constructed by the Flavians close to the site – the Colosseum.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 237 (21 July 2010), lot 398.
The reverse depicts Nero's Colossus, a roughly 120 foot tall bronze statue of the emperor as Sol that was created by Zenodorus for the vestibule of the Domus Aurea, or Golden House, the massive palace constructed by Nero after the fire of AD 64. Its memory was retained in the popular name of the amphitheater constructed by the Flavians close to the site – the Colosseum.