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Aureus with head of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 64–65
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.25 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.777
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Nero to right.
NEROCAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Temple of Janus with closed doors. IANVMCLVSITPACEPRTERRAMARIQPARTA
NEROCAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Temple of Janus with closed doors. IANVMCLVSITPACEPRTERRAMARIQPARTA
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)