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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4747276, member: 85693"]Some say this is Nero disguised as Apollo Citharoedus on the reverse, twanging the old lyre. Or just Apollo Citharoedus. I don't know, but Apollo might be a tad more portly here than is usually seen on ancient coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159757[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nero Æ As</b></p><p><b>(62-68 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Lugdunum Mint</b></p><p>NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG [GERMA]NICV, bare head left; small globe at point of neck / PONTIF MAX [T]R PO[T IMP PP] S C <i>, </i>Nero (?) as Apollo Citharoedus advancing right.</p><p>RIC 385 (?) (GERMANICV)</p><p>(10.74 grams / 28 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4747276, member: 85693"]Some say this is Nero disguised as Apollo Citharoedus on the reverse, twanging the old lyre. Or just Apollo Citharoedus. I don't know, but Apollo might be a tad more portly here than is usually seen on ancient coins: [ATTACH=full]1159757[/ATTACH] [B]Nero Æ As (62-68 A.D.) Lugdunum Mint[/B] NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG [GERMA]NICV, bare head left; small globe at point of neck / PONTIF MAX [T]R PO[T IMP PP] S C [I], [/I]Nero (?) as Apollo Citharoedus advancing right. RIC 385 (?) (GERMANICV) (10.74 grams / 28 mm)[/QUOTE]
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