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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.6530
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Head of Nero, bearded and laureate, right.
(obverse)
Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and parazonium by side in left hand, right foot resting on helmet; round and oblong shields with greaves behind.
(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:
7.39 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The reference of this type is to the rebuilding of the city after the great fire in AD 64.
Bibliographic references
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(82, p.211)
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(54, p.153)
(type)
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.
(418)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
allegory/personification
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Nero
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Roma
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode
Acquisition date
1799
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
R.6530
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(211)
(82)