Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 667 Numistats ref: 673156
Nero
Authority
Aureus
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.1(2).ner.52
RIC 52
References
Roman Imperial
Category
Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-9; Adda 31; Biaggi 225-6; Mazzini 118; CNG 111, lot 667 (same dies). Good VF. Wonderful violet-red toning, characteristic of aurei from the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895.
This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years AD 64-65 defined the subsequent reputation of Nero as a cruel and self-indulgent ruler. His "excesses" resulted in a conspiracy to overthrow and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among the conspirators were many high-ranking members of Nero's court including Seneca the Younger, the poet Lucan, and Petronius, who called himself Nero's "arbiter of elegance." To Nero, the failure of a conspiracy made up of those so close to him could have been achieved only through divine intervention. As the king of the Gods oversaw the security of the Roman state, Nero believed it was Jupiter the Guardian (Custos) who had saved him from harm. Description
This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years AD 64-65 defined the subsequent reputation of Nero as a cruel and self-indulgent ruler. His "excesses" resulted in a conspiracy to overthrow and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among the conspirators were many high-ranking members of Nero's court including Seneca the Younger, the poet Lucan, and Petronius, who called himself Nero's "arbiter of elegance." To Nero, the failure of a conspiracy made up of those so close to him could have been achieved only through divine intervention. As the king of the Gods oversaw the security of the Roman state, Nero believed it was Jupiter the Guardian (Custos) who had saved him from harm. Description
Good VF
Grade
2876.25 EUR
Starting
4793.75 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized
Roman Imperial. Nero. Aureus RIC ric.1(2).ner.52 RIC 52
Nero
Authority
Aureus
Denomination
-
Mint
-
Year
RIC ric.1(2).ner.52
RIC 52
References
NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Obverse Legend
IVPPITER CVSTOS
Reverse Legend
Head of Nero, laureate, right, with beard
Obverse Type
Jupiter, bare to waist, cloak round lower limbs, seated, left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long sceptre in left
Reverse Type
Sold (85.71%)
Unsold (14.29%)
