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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1864,1128.248
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Nero, bearded and laureate, right. (obverse); Nero, radiate and togate, holding patera in right hand and long sceptre in left, standing left beside Empress (on his right), veiled and draped, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Nero
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 64-65
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 7.31 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Nero's empress here is most probably Poppaea.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (52, p.208); PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (417); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (44, p.153)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 2021 May 27-Oct 24, London, BM SEG, Nero
Subjects: emperor/empress
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Nero; Portrait of: Poppaea Sabina (probably)
Acquisition name: Donated by: Edward Wigan
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1864,1128.248
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (208) (52)

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