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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3612202, member: 74968"]A wonderful post featuring great coins. I really appreciated your interpretation based on the numismatic evidence. I have long been fascinated with the portraiture of Nero. I believe these portraits tell an interesting story.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a very young Nero as Caesar under Claudius. I wish I knew if there was some significance in the directionality of the portraits. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]967292[/ATTACH] </p><p>The next 2 are both pre reform denarii. These are fairly difficult to find but they are interesting. Both are still young portraits. he is starting to put on some weight but he still has a youthful appearance.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]967289[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]967291[/ATTACH] </p><p>This last one is a different animal all together. The 'Fat Tyrant' portrait on this coin is an image I think many people associate with Nero. This coin was struck in the last year of his reign.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]967294[/ATTACH] </p><p> I would love to have more coins of Nero.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3612202, member: 74968"]A wonderful post featuring great coins. I really appreciated your interpretation based on the numismatic evidence. I have long been fascinated with the portraiture of Nero. I believe these portraits tell an interesting story. This one is a very young Nero as Caesar under Claudius. I wish I knew if there was some significance in the directionality of the portraits. [ATTACH=full]967292[/ATTACH] The next 2 are both pre reform denarii. These are fairly difficult to find but they are interesting. Both are still young portraits. he is starting to put on some weight but he still has a youthful appearance. [ATTACH=full]967289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]967291[/ATTACH] This last one is a different animal all together. The 'Fat Tyrant' portrait on this coin is an image I think many people associate with Nero. This coin was struck in the last year of his reign. [ATTACH=full]967294[/ATTACH] I would love to have more coins of Nero.[/QUOTE]
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