Aes of Nero
Aes of Nero
Artist
Unidentified
Period
Roman Empire
(Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date65-66 CE
Dimensions1 3/16 in. (30mm)
Mediumopper
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineAnonymous donation
Object number
1913.384
Not on View
DescriptionCoin.
Obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, facing right.
Reverse: Gates of Temple of Janus closed.
The reverse commemorates peace with Parthia signed at the end of 64 CE. The Temple of Janus was solemnly closed in the following years.
Published ReferencesMattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham, Roman Imperial Coinage, Spink and Son, London, 1972, vol. I, p. 157, no. 194.
about 92 BCE
1st century CE (or 19th century immitation)
around 1900 BCE
Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th century
Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th century
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