Death of Nero

On this day 1951 years ago, June 9, AD 68, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus called out his famous last words: "Qualis artifex pereo" (What an artist dies with me).

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Nero and Poppaea Sabina.
Roman provincial billon Tetradrachm; 23.1 mm, 11.55 g.
Egypt, Alexandria, AD 64/65.
Obv: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑV, radiate head of Nero, right.
Rev: ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ, draped bust of Poppaea, right, LIA (year 11) before.
Refs: RCV 2002; SGI 664; RPC 5280; Köln 168; BMCG 124; Milne 223; Curtis 138; Cohen 315, 3; Emmett 128.

 

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He must have been a great artist as he hired top notch engravers to cut his image on the dies.

 

Nero and his mega-bong *


EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero
Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8)
AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm
Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate head right
Rev: L - IΔ; "vase" (Emmett), or "oinochoe" per others (others are probably correct)
Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 1, 2 (this coin); Dattari cf 286; RPC 5322; Emmett 153.14; Poole (BM, 1892) cf 188?; Milne -; none in a few other minor references I own. Rare.
ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)



* Kidding, but there was speculation about the nature of the object on the reverse. The discussion was fun .

 

NERO, SESTERTIUS, RIC Vol. I, Rome, No. 356, 66-67AD,
Obverse depiction: Nero, laureate head facing right
Inscription: IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP XIII PP
Reverse depiction: Personification of Roma seated left on cuirass
resting elbow on shield and holding spear, helmet behind
Inscription: ROMA (in exergue) S C (left and right)

 

Happy birth deathday Nero!

 

..Nero did have fine coins minted of him..here's my last one i got..

 

..i think it's deathday rather..

 

Fixed it.

 

I think Nero had some of the most artistic coins in all of ancient Rome. He seems to have self-identified as an artist so perhaps he cared more about the aesthetics of his coinage.


Nero
struck in Rome, CE 63
Orichalcum sestertius, 34 mm, 26.7 gm
Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP; laureate head right, wearing aegis
Rev: ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES; Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn ears and torch, her feet on stool, facing Annona standing right, holding cornucopia; between them, modius on garlanded altar; in background, stern of ship
Ref: RIC 98. Cohen 24

 

Beautiful coins
This is one of my finest Nero coins.



Nero, as
28 mm, 9.53 g.
Obv. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, Bare head of Nero left, globe at point of bust.
Rev. PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S-C, View of the Temple of Janus with latticed windows to left and closed doors hung with garland to right.

 

And there was of course a man (there is always one ) who took advantage of Nero's suicide and became the next emperor with the support of the Praetorian Guard. Love the nose



Galba, denarius
RIC 167, RSC 287.
Rome mint, August-October 68 AD.
3.0 gr.
Obv. IMP SER GALBA AVG, his bare head right.
Rev. SPQR OB CS in three lines within oak wreath.

 

Love that Galba. Almost looks a little bit like a Nerva-style nose...though of course Nerva would come later.

Here's my humble Galba.

 

Struck at Cnossus on Crete, for Claudia Octavia, first wife of Nero, between 55-60 CE.
Obv. Bare head of Nero. Rev. Confronting busts of Claudia Octavia & Nero. GIC #655.

 

This type refers to the suppression of the Pisonian conspiracy. The would-be assassin, FL. Scaevinus, took a sacred dagger from the Temple of Salus in Ferentum to kill Nero with. One of Scaevinus freedmen betrayed the plot by carrying that very dagger to Nero as evidence. Nero dedicated the dagger in the Temple of Salus in Rome, inscribing it "to Jupitor the protector". Both Salus & Jupitor Custos were heavily promoted on the coinage as guardians of the reign.

 

NERO RIC 307
Bought it 1) for the price 2) for the left facing portrait.
All of my friends tell me I’m more sexy on my left side....Don’t you think so ?

 

..no Nero thread would be complete without posting these two lovelies o mine Nero As's SPQR shield flying Victory

 

..i find this coin purdy enough to model for cast (legit) reproductions of TIF..^^

 

NERO
54-68 CE. AE Dupondius of
Lugdunum, 66. Laureate
head / Securitas seated with
sceptre. RIC.445.