Nero (13th October AD 54 - 9th June AD 68)
Famous as the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned". The first five years of his reign were considered the "Golden Time" of Imperial Rome. However, he displayed greater passion for the arts and chariot racing than for governing the Empire. These traits soon made him extremely unpopular with the army and the Senate. Emotionally and psychologically unstable, with a flare for the dramatic, and possessing nearly unlimited resources, Nero became a truly shocking figure at points during his reign. In the end, several rebellions and mutinies brought about his death by suicide.
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| | Nero 'Salus' Denarius 022666 | Nero 'Salus' Denarius Silver, 3.17 grams, 19.30 mm. Rome. 65-66 AD. Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Reverse: SALVS, beneath Salus seated left, holding patera. RIC 60; RSC 314; Sear 1945. Fine-very fine. | £225.00  |  |
| | Nero 'Vesta in Temple' Denarius 022775 | Nero 'Vesta in Temple' Denarius Silver, 2.79 grams, 18.92 mm. Rome. 65-66 AD. Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Reverse: VESTA, hexastyle temple of Vesta with domed roof and statue of Vesta within. RIC 62; RSC 335; Sear 1946. Fine and better. | £195.00 |  |
| | Nero 'Jupiter' Denarius 022774 | Nero 'Jupiter' Denarius Silver, 2.76 grams, 17.13 mm. Rome. 65-66 AD. Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Reverse: IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left, bare to waist, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC 53; RSC 119; Sear (1988) 673. Fine/good. | £160.00 |  |
| | Nero 'Vesta in Temple' Denarius 022772 | Nero 'Vesta in Temple' Denarius Silver, 2.81 grams, 17.56 mm. Rome. 65-66 AD. Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Reverse: VESTA, hexastyle temple of Vesta with domed roof and statue of Vesta within. RIC 62; RSC 335; Sear 1946. Fine. | £195.00 |  |
| | Nero 'Roma' Semis 022132 | Nero 'Roma' Semis Bronze, 3.27 grams, 19.32 mm. Rome. 63-64 AD. Obverse: NERO CAES AVG IMP, laureate head right. Reverse: TR POT PP, Roma, helmeted and in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding wreath, resting on parazonium, various arms behind and around seat. S (value) to upper left, S-C in exergue. RIC 226; BMC 281; Sear 1981. Good very fine for issue. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £250.00 |  |
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