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Nero (AD 54-68), with Agrippina Junior. AV aureus (18mm, 7.67 gm, 3h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 55. NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS, jugate busts of Nero, bare headed, and Agrippina Junior, draped right / AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, quadriga of elephants left, bearing two chairs holding Divus Claudius, radiate, scipio aquila in right hand, and Divus Augustus, radiate, patera in right hand, scepter in left; EX S C in left field. RIC I 6. Calicó 397. Two attractive early portraits. Excellent overall centering on bright flan with subdued luster.
The last of Nero's early issues, this aureus with the deified Claudius I on the reverse must be a depiction of Claudius' funeral procession. He was only the second emperor to be deified, and the scene is identical to the sestertii issues of Tiberius dedicated to Divus Augustus.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
Nero (AD 54-68), with Agrippina Junior. AV aureus (18mm, 7.67 gm, 3h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 55. NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS, jugate busts of Nero, bare headed, and Agrippina Junior, draped right / AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, quadriga of elephants left, bearing two chairs holding Divus Claudius, radiate, scipio aquila in right hand, and Divus Augustus, radiate, patera in right hand, scepter in left; EX S C in left field. RIC I 6. Calicó 397. Two attractive early portraits. Excellent overall centering on bright flan with subdued luster.
The last of Nero's early issues, this aureus with the deified Claudius I on the reverse must be a depiction of Claudius' funeral procession. He was only the second emperor to be deified, and the scene is identical to the sestertii issues of Tiberius dedicated to Divus Augustus.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-nero-ad-54-68-with-agrippina-junior-av-aureus-18mm-767-gm-3h-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/a/3097-30077.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3097-01102022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD