Rare Nero denarius

Thanks David for this interesting analysis.

 

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I always check the auction house coin references when I buy a coin. Sometimes they get it wrong. They did in this case. As I suspected about 20 minutes ago this coin is not RIC 28, it is RIC 34. The reverse legend reads TRP VIII and NOT TRP VII.

I want to personally thank Curtis Clay for also noticing this and for sending me a PM on FAC to inform me of the error.

I may be generalizing too much but I think RIC 34 is a rarer coin than RIC 28. Both are R3. I found 0 examples of RIC 34 in the CNG archives and only 4 on acsearch.

 

A sweet find!

 

Here is my rarest Nero's denarius.
Despite a fourrée (it doesn't matter to me) was struck under Claudius, with Nero as Caesar (50-54AD). R2
RIC I 79 (Claudius):

 

Congratulations, Andrew!
Another scarce and unusual denarius (and one I am also missing) for your collection of 1st. century denarii. I like it.

Here are my denarii of Nero:

Young Nero as caesar with sacrificial implements:


Nero denarii: Eagle & Standards, Roma Seated, Sol, Temple of Vesta:


A rough example of the Nero denarius with Legionary Standards:

 

Very nice collection of Nero coins @Eduard.

 

Thank you, Bing.

I am melting under the sun in South West Florida and had to get indoors to rest and visit C.T for a while.

 

I fully understand. I'm in Tampa, and man it's hot and humid here. Best to be inside especially this time of day.

 

@Eduard that is a great collection of Nero denarii. I see we have similar tastes in denarii. Here is my Nero with the standards and legionary eagle reverse.

 

@Eduard
I also love the Nero as caesar. Here is my Nero as caesar minted under Claudius.

 

Great addition @Orfew, love the portrait


Nero, Denarius Rome mint, AD 64/65
NERO CAESAR, laureate head of Nero right
AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero standing facing, holding branch and victory on globe
3,32 gr
Ref : RCV #1941, Cohen #45, RIC # 47
The following comment, from NFA, auction XX catalog, # 118 :
Nero's coinage reform of A.D. 64 saw a reduction in the weight standard of both the aureus and denarius denominations. A whole new range of reverse types was introduced with an unmistakably imperial flavor, in marked contrast to the senatorial types of the pre-reform coinage. This coin depicts a standing figure of the emperor, wearing the radiate crown of the sun god Sol, holding a branch of peace and a small figure of Victory. An allusion to the settlement of the Parthian question, following Corbulo's successes in Armenia in A.D. 63, seems unmistakable. It is tempting to identify this reverse type with the statue of the sun god, with the facial features of the emperor, erected by Nero in front of his Domus Aurea (Golden House), which was one of the principal features of the reconstruction following the Great Fire of Rome in A.D. 64. The Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum) was later erected on the site of the Domus Aurea's ornamental lake, and received its popular name from its close proximity to Nero's statue



Nero, Dupondius minted in Rome in 65 AD
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER PM TR P IMP PP, Radiate head of Nero right
ROMA in ex, SC in field, Roma seated left holding wreath and parazonium, , right foot on a helmet
13.06 gr
Ref : RCV #1966, Cohen #280

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Here is one of my favorite Nero coins: