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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1510693, member: 39084&quot;]The final coin in my &quot;Emperors with scruffy beards&quot; is an aureus of Nero.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t have an animal on the reverse, so it doesn&#039;t qualify for the category of &quot;Emperors with scruffy beards with animals on the reverse&quot; like the Titus coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]195233.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>NERO&nbsp; 54 - 68 A.D.</p><p>AV Aureus (7.33 g.)&nbsp; Rome 64 - 65 A.D.</p><p>Obv. NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head right.&nbsp; Rev. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and parazonium in left; in exergue, ROMA</p><p>RIC 54</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though the reverse isn&#039;t an animal, I very much liked the portrait of Roma and continue to be amazed at the level of detail that ancient Roman engravers could create in such a small area.&nbsp; Just being able to see this level of detail in a die, let alone being able to engrave it, must have taken extraordinary skill.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is one of the first aurei I acquired and is still a favorite of mine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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