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Object Type
Museum number: 1864,1128.250
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Nero, bare-headed, draped, right. (obverse); Inscription in four lines on shield with vertical spear behind. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 51-54
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 7.68 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Nero, adopted by Claudius in AD 50, was given the title, princeps iuventutis in AD 51.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (92, p.177); 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. (410); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (78, p.125)
Location: On display (G68/dc2/p4)
Subjects: emperor/empress; royal/imperial; arms/armour
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1864,1128.250
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (177) (92)

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