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Aureus with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 65–66
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.27 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.276
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Nero, laureate, right.
NEROCAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Salus seated, left, on ornamented throne, patera in right hand.
SALVS
NEROCAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Salus seated, left, on ornamented throne, patera in right hand.
SALVS
ProvenanceBy 1954: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 12, 1975 (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, April 13, 1977)