Show me your coins of Nero

Here is mine. By the way, there is no seam on the reverse of the coin. It is a trick of the lighting. Sorry for the poor photos. I am working on taking better ones.

NERO. 54-68 AD. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck 67-68 AD. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, Laureate head right / Salus seated left on throne, holding patera, SALVS in exergue. RIC I 71; RSC 316

 

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Nero AE As

 

Nero, CE 54-68
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
formerly slabbed, NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style

 

Nero (54 - 68 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right.
R: IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left with thunderbolt & scepter.
Rome Mint (66 - 67 A.D.)
3.1g
18mm
RSC II 119, RIC I 53


Poppaea (63 - 65 A.D.)
Billon tetradrachm
O: NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AY, radiate head right.
R.ΠOΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, date LI right (year 10).
Alexandria mint 63 - 64 A.D.
12.5g
25mm
Milne 216, Curtis 132, RPC I 5275, Geissen 157

 

This coin -- specifically, the interesting and detailed reverse, has always been one of my favorite Nero sestertii posted on this site. Especially its minimal smoothing, plus an absence of tooling, make it a great coin in any collection.

Despite Nero's reputation as a terrible emperor, his coins frequently seem to portray a lot of history and a high level of engraving. Herewith my "mint set" of Nero:

 

I have zero nero's, but nice nero's!

 

Thanks for the compliment, IOM

Regarding Nero's reputation, I suspect he was not as terrible as popularly portrayed. As for his coins, I agree that the artistry is more pleasing than coins of most other emperors.

 

Wow!! => that's an amazing lookin' coin, TIF!! (congrats!!)





=> winner!!

 

Great coins everyone! I have a disproportionate number of Neros in my collection, and several more on my wantlist:

 

Wow, great coins everyone! Thanks for sharing them here.

 

Why do I have to follow AJ? Oh well, here is one I haven't shown in a while and one similar to the OP coin:

NERO
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS - Laureate head right
REVERSE: No legend Exe: SALVS - Salus seated left, holding patera
Struck at Rome, 65/6AD
2.9g, 18mm
RIC 60, BMC 90, C 314

 

Congrats on some real nice Neros!.....

 

O yeah, i post mine

 

WOW, Terrific examples and some are beyond belief....

Currently, I still have only one Nero example---a Tet of Antioch....and the Silver finish appears a bit 'white' on my photos...

 

I have only one Nero:

NERO AE As. Struck 65 AD. NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right. Reverse - PACE PR VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S-C, Temple of Janus with doors closed. Scarcer variety with SC in upper exergue rather than the fields. RCV 1974. 28mm, 10.3g.

 

NERO
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERM, laureate head of Nero right.
REVERSE: DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC PATER AVG, Claudius' laureate head right
Struck at Caesarea, Cappodocia, 63/4AD
3.6g, 17mm
RIC 621, RSC 3, RPC 3648

 

NERO
AR Billon Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: NERW KLAV KAIS SEB GER, radiate bust right, wearing aegis
REVERSE: AVTOKPA, draped bust of Alexandria right in elephant skin headdress, LIB to right, year 12
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 65/6AD
10.8g, 28mm
Köln 172-174; Curtis 36-54, Dattari 204, SGI 633, RPC 5289.

 

Of course, posting pictures after TIF, IOM and AJ have posted them is difficult : those three should be obliged to post AFTER everyone else has posted theirs



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



Nero and Agrippina, tetradrachm Alexandria mint, AD 56-57
NEP KLAY KAIS SEB GEP AYTO, Laureate of Nero right
AGPITTTTINA SEBAETH, bust of Agrippina junior right LG in right field
12.5 gr
Ref : RCV # 1989



Nero and Poppaea, tetradrachm Alexandria mint, AD 63-64
NERO KLAY KAIS SEB TEP AY, radiate head of Nero right
TTOTTTTAIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, LI in right field
12.3 gr
Ref : RCV # 2002 v, Emmet # 129

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A few mid grade AE:
Sestertius / Roma



Dupondius / Securitas



Dupondius / Victory (My two dupondii show as much variation as we get. One is radiate; one not. One is patinated covering the yellow brass; one not. One is denominationally marked; one not. One has the Lugdunum ball mint mark on the point of the bust; one is Rome with plain point. One is left facing; one right.)


As / Temple of Janus with less common TERRA MARIQ legend


As with Temple of Janus facing left but more common VBIQ legend (There are a lot of variations on these in all denominations but the trick is finding them with all the legends.)