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<p>[QUOTE="Marsman, post: 7952989, member: 99177"]It’s been a while since I started a thread on this forum. I’m planning on doing this more often. I bought quite a few coins lately.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my latest purchases is this coin of Nero playing the lyre. For me it’s a dream coin. I was looking for one for quite a while, made a few bids, but not successful until know. What makes this type so special is the figure on the back. It's the god Apollo Citharoedus with cithara (lyre). Apollo is the god of music, fine arts, poetry and more. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1378145[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It's no coincidence that Apollo appears on the reverse of this coin. Nero was very fond of Apollo and liked to identify himself with this deity. He often performed with lyre for an uncritical audience that was sometimes forced to attend his performances. </p><p>It is quite possible that the figure on the reverse of my coin is not Apollo, but Nero himself making music. However, we are not 100% sure about that because the coin itself does not mention anything about the figure.</p><p><br /></p><p>What also makes the coin very interesting is that this coin was already talked about in ancient history. Suetonius discussed the coin in his emperor's biographies. He wrote that after his so-called 'successful' musical performances in Greece, emperor Nero had placed several statues of him as a lyre player and that a coin of the emperor playing the lyre was minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the rumour was that the fire in Rome, which reduced part of the city to ashes, had been started by Nero himself, because he wanted to make room for the golden palace (domus aurea) he wanted to build. The story goes that he played the lyre when Rome burned......</p><p>History was not on Nero's side, but the question remains whether that is fair!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1378146[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nero, as</b></p><p>Nero Ae. as, Lugdunum, AD 65.</p><p>Obv. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANICUS, bare head right.</p><p>Rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP PP S C, Nero as Apollo Citharoedus advancing playing lyre. </p><p>10.65 g, 2.9 cm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsman, post: 7952989, member: 99177"]It’s been a while since I started a thread on this forum. I’m planning on doing this more often. I bought quite a few coins lately. One of my latest purchases is this coin of Nero playing the lyre. For me it’s a dream coin. I was looking for one for quite a while, made a few bids, but not successful until know. What makes this type so special is the figure on the back. It's the god Apollo Citharoedus with cithara (lyre). Apollo is the god of music, fine arts, poetry and more. [ATTACH=full]1378145[/ATTACH] It's no coincidence that Apollo appears on the reverse of this coin. Nero was very fond of Apollo and liked to identify himself with this deity. He often performed with lyre for an uncritical audience that was sometimes forced to attend his performances. It is quite possible that the figure on the reverse of my coin is not Apollo, but Nero himself making music. However, we are not 100% sure about that because the coin itself does not mention anything about the figure. What also makes the coin very interesting is that this coin was already talked about in ancient history. Suetonius discussed the coin in his emperor's biographies. He wrote that after his so-called 'successful' musical performances in Greece, emperor Nero had placed several statues of him as a lyre player and that a coin of the emperor playing the lyre was minted. Finally, the rumour was that the fire in Rome, which reduced part of the city to ashes, had been started by Nero himself, because he wanted to make room for the golden palace (domus aurea) he wanted to build. The story goes that he played the lyre when Rome burned...... History was not on Nero's side, but the question remains whether that is fair! [ATTACH=full]1378146[/ATTACH] [B]Nero, as[/B] Nero Ae. as, Lugdunum, AD 65. Obv. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANICUS, bare head right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP PP S C, Nero as Apollo Citharoedus advancing playing lyre. 10.65 g, 2.9 cm[/QUOTE]
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