A Dupondius and As of Nero, but(t).......

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  1. ro1974

    ro1974 Well-Known Member

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    beautiful nero all
     
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  3. dougsmit

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    I really like AJ's arch for the die work and minute details. ro1974's Genius reverse die work is good also.
     
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  4. rrdenarius

    rrdenarius non omnibus dormio

    I like the closed door, Temple of Janus coins. They were not closed often.
     
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  5. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Congrats, Mikey-Z => I love your cool new OP-addition (great coin)

    ... and OMG, this thread has some real winner-examples, eh? (great coins by all of the sweet regular crew!!)

    Ummm Nero? .... yah, I still only have this half-assed As ...

    nero.jpg nero2.jpg

    :rolleyes:

    ... man, I love that coin
     
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  6. IdesOfMarch01

    IdesOfMarch01 Well-Known Member

    Of all my coins, probably the coin that's closest to being truly mint state or FDC is my Nero aureus:

    6d - Nero AV aureus - dual BB.jpg

    NERO 54 - 68 A.D.
    AV Aureus (7.33 g.) Rome 64 - 65 A.D. RIC 54
    Obv. NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory in r. hand and parazonium in l.; in exergue, ROMA

    The reverse detail on Roma is simply amazing.
     
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  7. brassnautilus

    brassnautilus Well-Known Member

    Magnificent specimen eidmar!

    In my "nero getting fatter and fatter" series this is about a 3 (0 being most skinny, when he was a kid). So far in this thread I only see Zumbly's antioch depicting him in a slightly fitter state :smuggrin:
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  8. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Pax
    by Senex Caecilius

    Higgledy-Piggledy
    Temple of Janus's
    Doors are now closed; may they
    Always be so;
    Hope for a peace that is
    Totiterrestrial;
    Pray to the gods for this
    Boon to bestow.
     
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  9. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Excellent As and Dupondius @Mikey Zee ! I am sorry I missed your post. I think I "liked" it because I was away but on my iPhone.

    Butt-shots: nope

    I have nary an As or Dupondius of Nero, however, I have a couple TETS for him...
    RI Nero AR Tetradrachm 54-68 CE Eagle Obv-Rev.jpg
    RI Poppea-Nero BI tetradrachm of Alexandria LI yr10 63-64AD Milne 217 RPC 5275 O-R.jpg
     
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  10. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    They are quite nice, especially seeing you got them cheap. I wasn't a member of CT then, so just catching up on old posts.
     
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  11. Eduard

    Eduard Supporter**

    A beautiful assembly of the coins of Nero!

    Here are some which I have not posted before (besides the sestertius).
    All have defects and flaws of some kind, but all have my love!

    A denarius, a semis, and a sestertius all depicting Roma seated on reverse.

    Nero Denarius - Roma Seated
    Nero Denarius Roma Seated-Obv - 1.jpg Nero Denarius Roma Seated-Rev - 1.jpg


    Nero Semis - Roma seated
    Semisses (plural of Semis?) are relatively scarce. This is a bit rough, but the depiction of Roma still clear.
    Nero Semis Roma-Obv - 1.jpg Nero Semis Roma-Rev - 1.jpg


    Nero Sestertius - Roma Seated
    Nero Sestertius Roma Seated-Obv - 1.jpg Nero Sestertius Roma Seated-Rev - 1.jpg

    Nero As - Temple Of Janus
    Nero As temple Janus-Obv - 1.jpg Nero As temple Janus-Rev - 1.jpg
     
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  12. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    This is one of my favorite Nero As, Temple of Janus, Rome mint, 10.9gm, RIC 1 309. 2015-01-07 01.07.50-19.jpg
     
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  13. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    I was gonna add my Nero, but then figured-out that this thread was a couple of years old ... that always rattles me a bit (I'm a bit slow today ... and most days)

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    ... goooooo ... Brady ........ goooooo!! (*sigh*)

    Did anybody happen to watch the Super-Bowl?
     
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  14. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Yep, And I'm still stunned the Patriots pulled it out in OT!! :nailbiting::wideyed:

    Being from NY I'm forced to 'dislike' the Pats;)....and as a NYJ 'fan' I'm jealous as hell LOL:banghead:

    What an organization! Always a play-off favorite despite reduction of draft choices, change of personnel or anything else!:cigar:
     
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  15. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Outstanding and exciting game!!!!!!!
     
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  16. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    It was the best Superbowl ever! Yes, I have seen them all.

    And one of the best football games ever, also!

    I did not root for either team (tended towards Falcons as the underdog), but the game play was just spectacularly entertaining! Yeah!
     
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  17. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    I'm allowed to because I wasn't around then......
     
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  18. akeady

    akeady Well-Known Member

    Wow - some nice coins :D

    I have a Port of Ostia sestertius, but it's a grim sight - this as (RIC 220) is much nicer:
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    I've seen a few similar examples above!

    ATB,
    Aidan.
     
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  19. dlhill132

    dlhill132 Member

    Mikey, nice new coins.
     
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  20. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Well, since we 'resurrected' this thread, I guess I'll throw in the denarius I purchased in the interim:D

    nero denarius.jpg
     
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