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Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (19mm, 7.18 gm, 5h). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Boscoreale Tone. Rome, AD 66-67. IMP NERO CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Nero right / SALVS, Salus seated left on high-backed throne, patera in right hand, left arm resting at side. RIC I 66. Calicó 445. HSA 30056 (this coin). Well-struck on deeply toned flan with fiery hues typically found on coins of the Boscoreale Hoard.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3048 ANA (11 August 2016), lot 32083; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 84 (20 May 2015), lot 930; Archer M. Huntington collection of Roman Gold Coins part II (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 71, 16 May 2013), lot 211; ANS-Hispanic Society of America, lot 30056; possibly from the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895
In 1894 or 1895, excavators working on a Roman villa near the buried city of Pompeii unearthed an amazing treasure trove that included silver table vessels and more than 1,000 gold aurei. The intense heat from the volcanic ash, lava and pyroclastic flows from the eruption of Vesuvius left nearly all of the gold coins with a distinctive reddish discoloration which has come to be known as "Boscoreale toning." Although it is known that the hoard consisted of coins from all the reigns up to and including AD 78, no formal records were made of the hoard before it was dispersed to local museums and coin collectors. Although it is impossible to tell for certain whether any particular coin was from the Boscoreale Hoard, the presence of deep reddish toning on an aureus dating to before the eruption is regarded as highly suggestive that the coin was from this hoard, or was found elsewhere in the vicinity of Pompeii or Herculaneum.
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Estimate: 12000-18000 USD
Nero (AD 54-68). AV aureus (19mm, 7.18 gm, 5h). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Boscoreale Tone. Rome, AD 66-67. IMP NERO CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Nero right / SALVS, Salus seated left on high-backed throne, patera in right hand, left arm resting at side. RIC I 66. Calicó 445. HSA 30056 (this coin). Well-struck on deeply toned flan with fiery hues typically found on coins of the Boscoreale Hoard.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3048 ANA (11 August 2016), lot 32083; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 84 (20 May 2015), lot 930; Archer M. Huntington collection of Roman Gold Coins part II (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 71, 16 May 2013), lot 211; ANS-Hispanic Society of America, lot 30056; possibly from the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895
In 1894 or 1895, excavators working on a Roman villa near the buried city of Pompeii unearthed an amazing treasure trove that included silver table vessels and more than 1,000 gold aurei. The intense heat from the volcanic ash, lava and pyroclastic flows from the eruption of Vesuvius left nearly all of the gold coins with a distinctive reddish discoloration which has come to be known as "Boscoreale toning." Although it is known that the hoard consisted of coins from all the reigns up to and including AD 78, no formal records were made of the hoard before it was dispersed to local museums and coin collectors. Although it is impossible to tell for certain whether any particular coin was from the Boscoreale Hoard, the presence of deep reddish toning on an aureus dating to before the eruption is regarded as highly suggestive that the coin was from this hoard, or was found elsewhere in the vicinity of Pompeii or Herculaneum.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-nero-ad-54-68-av-aureus-19mm-718-gm-5h-ngc-xfand-9733-5-5-5-5-boscoreale-tone/a/3101-34089.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 12000-18000 USD