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Sestertius with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 65
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 24.57 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1248
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Nero to right.
NEROCLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRIMPPP
Reverse: Roma, helmeted and in military dress, seated left on cuirass, right hand holding Victory; left hand resting on parazonium; around and behind, cuirass, helmet, and various shields.
In field: S C in exergue: ROMA
NEROCLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRIMPPP
Reverse: Roma, helmeted and in military dress, seated left on cuirass, right hand holding Victory; left hand resting on parazonium; around and behind, cuirass, helmet, and various shields.
In field: S C in exergue: ROMA
ProvenanceBetween the mid-1940s and 1962, collected by Sidney A. Wien (b. 1902 - d. 1962), Atlanta, Georgia; 1962, by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse; 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 2004)