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Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (19mm, 7.38 gm, 8h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. 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. Magnificent bearded portrait. Strongly struck and well centered on bright flan. Exceptional for the type.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 101 (24 October 2017), lot 134; Numismatic Ars Classica, Sale 11 (1998), lot 383
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: 10000-15000 USD
Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (19mm, 7.38 gm, 8h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. 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. Magnificent bearded portrait. Strongly struck and well centered on bright flan. Exceptional for the type.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 101 (24 October 2017), lot 134; Numismatic Ars Classica, Sale 11 (1998), lot 383
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-19mm-738-gm-8h-ngc-ms-5-5-2-5-scuff/a/3091-31041.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD