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Aureus with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 64–65
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 7.33 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.640
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Nero, laureate, right.
NEROCAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Jupiter Custos seated, left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
IVPPITER CVSTOS
NEROCAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Jupiter Custos seated, left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
IVPPITER CVSTOS
ProvenanceDate unknown before 1957: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 12, 1973; reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, 10/12/1977