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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3554833, member: 87404"]<p style="text-align: center"><i><font size="3">"Nero Claudius of the House Gens Julia and Gens Claudia,</font></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><font size="3">First of His Name (maybe not), Burner of Rome,</font></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><font size="3">Imperial Artist-in-Residence, Breaker of Hearts,</font></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><font size="3">Murderer of His Mother, Kicker of Poppaea,</font></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><font size="3">Father of Claudia, Lyre player extraordinaire"</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6">-- Nero -------------------------</font></b></p><p>[FLOAT_LEFT][ATTACH=full]944931[/ATTACH][/FLOAT_LEFT] Yep, it's time to move on to Nero, who ruled from <b>54 to 68 AD</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Antioch, there still remained larger denominations and smaller denominations, as well as pseudo-autonomous issues. Some of Nero's Antioch coins also have a couple additions that appear before his bust on the obverse: a lituus and a serpent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a large denomination with a lituus before:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181227_143002273.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero, 54-68 AD, Antioch, Syria, AE29</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IM•NER•CLAV• – CAESAR•, laureate head of Nero right, lituus below chin; all within dotted border.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large SC in inner circle within laurel-wreath of eight leaves, four pellets at top; all within dotted border.</p><p><b>References</b>: RPC 4307</p><p><b>Size</b>: 29mm, 13.5g</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a smaller denomination with a serpent before:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181227_163547245.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD</b></p><p><b>AE19, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IM•NER•CLAV – CAESAR, laureate head right, serpent before.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large S-C in inner circle within laurel-wreath of eight leaf-sprigs, large pellet at top; all within dotted border.</p><p><b>References</b>: RPC 4310, BMC 184, McAlee 300(c)</p><p><b>Size</b>: 19mm, 6.1g</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a more "rough" one where the serpent is nearly worn away (it really is hard to see, but everything else about it matches this issue):</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181023_160246033.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD</b></p><p><b>AE20, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: [IM•NER•CLAV – CAE]SAR, laureate head right, [serpent before].</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large S-C in inner circle within laurel-wreath of eight leaf-sprigs, large pellet at top; all within dotted border.</p><p><b>References</b>: RPC 4310, BMC 184, McAlee 300(c)</p><p><b>Size</b>: 20mm, 6.8g</p><p><br /></p><p>The above were struck mostly in the early part of Nero's reign. Let's explore the coins that begin to depict an older (chubbier?) Nero.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_175839769.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD</b></p><p><b>AE20, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IM NER CLAV CAESAR, laureate head right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large S-C within inner solid boarder, laurel wreath of eight leaves surround, fastened with pellet at top.</p><p><b>References</b>: McAlee 289, RPC I 4297</p><p><b>Size</b>: 20mm, 6.47g</p><p><i><b>Notes</b>: Slightly double struck reverse.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_175950888.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD</b></p><p><b>AE21, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IM NER CLAV CAESAR, laureate head right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large S-C within inner solid boarder, laurel wreath of eight leaves surround, fastened with pellet at top.</p><p><b>References</b>: McAlee 289, RPC I 4297</p><p><b>Size</b>: 21mm, 7.5g</p><p><br /></p><p>And as mentioned, there are a handful of varieties of pseudo-autonomous issues during Nero's reign. Here are the two that I have:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190102_223645603.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Pseudo-autonomous issue, Nero 54-68 AD</b></p><p><b>AE Dichalkon, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></p><p><b>Struck 62/63 AD (114 of the Caesarean era)</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Laureate and draped bust of Apollo (or Artemis) right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: ANTIO-XE•ET, lyre; ΔIP (date) above. (P=100, 1=10, Δ=4)</p><p><b>References</b>: McAlee 108; RPC I 4294; Butcher 136</p><p><b>Size</b>: 17mm, 3.0g</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_180351598.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Pseudo-autonomous issue, Nero 54-68 AD</b></p><p><b>AE Dichalkon, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></p><p><b>Struck 55/56 AD (104 of the Caesarean era)</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Head of Apollo or Artemis right, bow behind shoulder.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: ANTIO-XEΩN•ΔP•, Laurel branch with tilted/angled top leaf characteristic of this dated reverse type.</p><p><b>References</b>: Butcher 119, RPC I 4289 var</p><p><b>Size</b>: 18mm, 2,6g</p><p><br /></p><p>----</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's see your Antiochene Nero coins! I'd love to broaden the view we have of Antioch during his reign and fill in any gaps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3554833, member: 87404"][CENTER][I][SIZE=3]"Nero Claudius of the House Gens Julia and Gens Claudia, First of His Name (maybe not), Burner of Rome, Imperial Artist-in-Residence, Breaker of Hearts, Murderer of His Mother, Kicker of Poppaea, Father of Claudia, Lyre player extraordinaire"[/SIZE][/I][/CENTER] [B][SIZE=6]-- Nero -------------------------[/SIZE][/B] [FLOAT_LEFT][ATTACH=full]944931[/ATTACH][/FLOAT_LEFT] Yep, it's time to move on to Nero, who ruled from [B]54 to 68 AD[/B]. In Antioch, there still remained larger denominations and smaller denominations, as well as pseudo-autonomous issues. Some of Nero's Antioch coins also have a couple additions that appear before his bust on the obverse: a lituus and a serpent. Here is a large denomination with a lituus before: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181227_143002273.jpg[/IMG] [B]Nero, 54-68 AD, Antioch, Syria, AE29 Obverse[/B]: IM•NER•CLAV• – CAESAR•, laureate head of Nero right, lituus below chin; all within dotted border. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large SC in inner circle within laurel-wreath of eight leaves, four pellets at top; all within dotted border. [B]References[/B]: RPC 4307 [B]Size[/B]: 29mm, 13.5g And here is a smaller denomination with a serpent before: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181227_163547245.jpg[/IMG] [B]Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD AE19, Syria, Antioch Mint Obverse[/B]: IM•NER•CLAV – CAESAR, laureate head right, serpent before. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large S-C in inner circle within laurel-wreath of eight leaf-sprigs, large pellet at top; all within dotted border. [B]References[/B]: RPC 4310, BMC 184, McAlee 300(c) [B]Size[/B]: 19mm, 6.1g And here is a more "rough" one where the serpent is nearly worn away (it really is hard to see, but everything else about it matches this issue): [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181023_160246033.jpg[/IMG] [B]Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD AE20, Syria, Antioch Mint Obverse[/B]: [IM•NER•CLAV – CAE]SAR, laureate head right, [serpent before]. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large S-C in inner circle within laurel-wreath of eight leaf-sprigs, large pellet at top; all within dotted border. [B]References[/B]: RPC 4310, BMC 184, McAlee 300(c) [B]Size[/B]: 20mm, 6.8g The above were struck mostly in the early part of Nero's reign. Let's explore the coins that begin to depict an older (chubbier?) Nero. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_175839769.jpg[/IMG] [B]Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD AE20, Syria, Antioch Mint Obverse[/B]: IM NER CLAV CAESAR, laureate head right. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large S-C within inner solid boarder, laurel wreath of eight leaves surround, fastened with pellet at top. [B]References[/B]: McAlee 289, RPC I 4297 [B]Size[/B]: 20mm, 6.47g [I][B]Notes[/B]: Slightly double struck reverse.[/I] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_175950888.jpg[/IMG] [B]Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD AE21, Syria, Antioch Mint Obverse[/B]: IM NER CLAV CAESAR, laureate head right. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large S-C within inner solid boarder, laurel wreath of eight leaves surround, fastened with pellet at top. [B]References[/B]: McAlee 289, RPC I 4297 [B]Size[/B]: 21mm, 7.5g And as mentioned, there are a handful of varieties of pseudo-autonomous issues during Nero's reign. Here are the two that I have: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190102_223645603.jpg[/IMG] [B]Pseudo-autonomous issue, Nero 54-68 AD AE Dichalkon, Syria, Antioch Mint Struck 62/63 AD (114 of the Caesarean era) Obverse[/B]: Laureate and draped bust of Apollo (or Artemis) right. [B]Reverse[/B]: ANTIO-XE•ET, lyre; ΔIP (date) above. (P=100, 1=10, Δ=4) [B]References[/B]: McAlee 108; RPC I 4294; Butcher 136 [B]Size[/B]: 17mm, 3.0g [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_180351598.jpg[/IMG] [B]Pseudo-autonomous issue, Nero 54-68 AD AE Dichalkon, Syria, Antioch Mint Struck 55/56 AD (104 of the Caesarean era) Obverse[/B]: Head of Apollo or Artemis right, bow behind shoulder. [B]Reverse[/B]: ANTIO-XEΩN•ΔP•, Laurel branch with tilted/angled top leaf characteristic of this dated reverse type. [B]References[/B]: Butcher 119, RPC I 4289 var [B]Size[/B]: 18mm, 2,6g ---- Let's see your Antiochene Nero coins! I'd love to broaden the view we have of Antioch during his reign and fill in any gaps.[/QUOTE]
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