Got this in today!..it reminded me of my 2nd ancient silver coin, so much that i watched it whole time it was up for bid. i thought surely someone would bid on it, but NO...so in the last minute i placed the minimum bid and "POOF".. it was mine, so i was FORCED to buy it(beat me, slay me, make me write bad checks).. this makes #2 denari #5 coin of Nero in Omnoms collection. O it shows wear on the edges and a slight gouge on the obverse, but it's booful to me POST YOUR COMMENTS AND COINS PEEPS! Nero Denarius 64-65 CE Rome mint 21mm, 2.96gms. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right obverse, JVPPITER CVSTOS Jupiter seated left holding thunderbolt and scepter reverse RIC 53, BMC 74
That's a pretty one. These Nero coins continued to circulate well into the Flavian period and this one is typical. Its worn state is evidence of a thriving economy. Just think, that coin may have traveled from Rome to Syria to Brittania and to Pannonia and back. I'm sure it it has traces of gladiator blood, centurian sweat, olive oil and pagan altar smoke on its surfaces.
That is a sweet Nero. The damaged area is probably how it was found, my guess is a farming implement in some field. Here is my recently purchased Nero. Nero AD 54-68. Æ As (27mm, 7.20 g.) Rome mint, struck circa AD 65 Obv. Laureate head right. Rev. Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed SPQR RIC I 312
Nice score ominus1, still with good detail. There's something elegant about these boofhead Nero denarius. Temple of Vesta.
Neato Nero. That Jupiter type is a classic and I think the cut gives it character. I picked up this one with a hole recently for my Holey Caesars collection. NERO AE Dupondius. 11.2g, 26.6mm. Rome mint, AD 62-68. RIC 192 (R). O: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, radiate head left. R: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas, bare to waist, seated right on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium; S-C in field, II in exergue.
My Securitas is the same but a Lugdunum mint, bare headed dupondius with no denomination mark and no hole (yet). The green patina obscures the yellow brass that would prove it is a dupondius but drilling a hole would prove that point. The problem is I can't decide where to drill the hole. I do have a drill press but so far this is an example of a case where ignorance and assumption win over examination of entrails. BTW, this coin was one of the most difficult to image that I faced early in my coin photography experience and believe I 'won'. I am smart enough not to try to shoot it again. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/neroduppho.html
