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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3212125, member: 56859&quot;]I suspect the answer is much simpler:&nbsp; Nero&#039;s coins are abundant.&nbsp; There are enough to meet the demands of collectors and ancient coin &quot;tourists&quot;.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t call them inexpensive though... at least not for the desirable types, well struck and in high states of preservation.&nbsp; The more mundane designs and coins in lesser states of preservation are among the better bargains when it comes to owning an interesting piece of history, at least in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at ACsearch using the general search term of &quot;Nero&quot;.&nbsp; Of course this is going to include coins which have sold more than once, some coins of Poppaea and others related to Nero, and instances in which Nero is mentioned in the accompanying attribution or writeup but it&#039;s a good way to get a rough overview of market volume over the last couple of decades.&nbsp; You can do such a search for each emperor.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a sampling:</p><p><br /></p><p>Tiberius:&nbsp; 21,264</p><p>Caligula:&nbsp; 7,679</p><p>Claudius:&nbsp; 20,066</p><p>Nero:&nbsp; 21,936</p><p>Galba:&nbsp; 5,531</p><p>Otho:&nbsp; 3,171</p><p>Vitellius:&nbsp; 4,235</p><p>Vespasian:&nbsp; 19,781</p><p>Titus:&nbsp; 12,270</p><p>Domitian:&nbsp; 15,946 (Gosh, I would have guessed higher!&nbsp; We see a disproportionate number here on CoinTalk--- looking at you, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>Nerva:&nbsp; 10,735</p><p>Trajan:&nbsp; 38,229</p><p>Hadrian:&nbsp; 32,371</p><p>Antoninus Pius:&nbsp; 23,445</p><p>...etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>These numbers reflect coins which have come to auction via a particular sampling of auction houses.&nbsp; It does not reflect coins sold privately, through online stores, brick and mortar shops, at coin shows, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a coin because this thread needs some pictures <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/neroannonaceressestertius-rt-jpg.778380/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero</b></p><p>struck in Rome, CE 63</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, 34 mm, 26.7 gm</p><p>Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP; laureate head right, wearing aegis</p><p>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</p><p>Ref: RIC 98. Cohen 24[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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