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Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (20mm, 7.28 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5, edge scuff, marks, brushed. Rome, ca. AD 64-65. NERO-CAESAR, laureate, bearded head of Nero right / AVGVSTVS-GERMANICVS, Colossus of Nero as Sol, radiate and togate, standing facing, head slightly right, left knee bent, branch upward in right hand, Victory on globe facing in left. RIC I 46. Calicó 402a.
From the Ed's Treasures Collection
The reverse depicts Nero's Colossus, a roughly 120-foot tall bronze statue of the emperor as Sol, created by Zenodorus, for the vestibule of the Domus Aurea (Golden House) - the massive palace constructed by Nero after the Great Fire of AD 64.
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Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (20mm, 7.28 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5, edge scuff, marks, brushed. Rome, ca. AD 64-65. NERO-CAESAR, laureate, bearded head of Nero right / AVGVSTVS-GERMANICVS, Colossus of Nero as Sol, radiate and togate, standing facing, head slightly right, left knee bent, branch upward in right hand, Victory on globe facing in left. RIC I 46. Calicó 402a.
From the Ed's Treasures Collection
The reverse depicts Nero's Colossus, a roughly 120-foot tall bronze statue of the emperor as Sol, created by Zenodorus, for the vestibule of the Domus Aurea (Golden House) - the massive palace constructed by Nero after the Great Fire of AD 64.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-nero-ad-54-68-av-aureus-20mm-728-gm-6h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-2-5-edge-scuff-marks-brushed/a/61238-99092.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61238-12052021
HID02906262019
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