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Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (20mm, 7.34 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5, light scuffs. Rome, AD 64-66. NERO CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Nero right / IANVM CLVSIT PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA, façade of the Temple of Janus with closed doors. RIC I 50 and 58. Calicó 409. Handsome portrait with overall excellent centering on bright flan. Flashes of luster between the legends.
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The Temple of Janus was one of the oldest structures in the Roman Forum. According to tradition, the doors were kept open in wartime and closed during times of peace. The closing of the Temple doors was a rare event, even during the Pax Romana. In AD 66, having concluded a favorable peace treaty with Parthia in AD 63, Nero closed the doors with great fanfare and marked the occasion on his coinage.
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (20mm, 7.34 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5, light scuffs. Rome, AD 64-66. NERO CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Nero right / IANVM CLVSIT PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA, façade of the Temple of Janus with closed doors. RIC I 50 and 58. Calicó 409. Handsome portrait with overall excellent centering on bright flan. Flashes of luster between the legends.
From the Paramount Collection
The Temple of Janus was one of the oldest structures in the Roman Forum. According to tradition, the doors were kept open in wartime and closed during times of peace. The closing of the Temple doors was a rare event, even during the Pax Romana. In AD 66, having concluded a favorable peace treaty with Parthia in AD 63, Nero closed the doors with great fanfare and marked the occasion on his coinage.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-nero-ad-54-68-av-aureus-20mm-734-gm-5h-ngc-choice-vf-5-5-3-5-light-scuffs/a/3096-30050.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD