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<p>[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 3525470, member: 4298"]One of the (numerous) key periods of the Empire</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0070-210np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Nero, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 64/65</p><p>NERO CAESAR, laureate head of Nero right</p><p>AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero standing facing, holding branch and victory on globe</p><p>3,32 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV #1941, Cohen #45, RIC # 47</p><p>The following comment, from NFA, auction XX catalog, # 118 :</p><p><i>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</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0081-310np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Galba, As - Rome mint AD 68</p><p>SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG PON M TR PPP, Laureate head of Galba right</p><p>Rome seated left, SC in field</p><p>10,60 gr</p><p>Ref : Cohen #182</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0082-210np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Otho, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 69 </p><p>IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, Bare head of Otho right</p><p>SECURITAS PR, Securitas standing left</p><p>3.50 gr</p><p>Ref : RIC # 8, RCV #2162, Cohen #17</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0083-210.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Vitellius, Denarius - Rome mint, July - December 20, AD69</p><p>A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head of Vitellius right</p><p>XV VIR SACR FAC, Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top and raven standing right below</p><p>3.43 gr, 16-18 mm</p><p>Ref : RCV # 2201var, Cohen cf # 110 et suiv, RIC I # 86 (this example illustrated in Wildwinds)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0090-205.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Vespasian, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 72-73</p><p>IMP CAES VESP A VG PM COS IIII, laureate head right</p><p>CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and cornucopia</p><p>3.37 gr</p><p>Ref : RSC # 74</p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 3525470, member: 4298"]One of the (numerous) key periods of the Empire [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0070-210np_noir.jpg[/IMG] 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 : [I]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[/I] [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0081-310np_noir.jpg[/IMG] Galba, As - Rome mint AD 68 SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG PON M TR PPP, Laureate head of Galba right Rome seated left, SC in field 10,60 gr Ref : Cohen #182 [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0082-210np_noir.jpg[/IMG] Otho, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 69 IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, Bare head of Otho right SECURITAS PR, Securitas standing left 3.50 gr Ref : RIC # 8, RCV #2162, Cohen #17 [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0083-210.jpg[/IMG] Vitellius, Denarius - Rome mint, July - December 20, AD69 A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head of Vitellius right XV VIR SACR FAC, Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top and raven standing right below 3.43 gr, 16-18 mm Ref : RCV # 2201var, Cohen cf # 110 et suiv, RIC I # 86 (this example illustrated in Wildwinds) [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0090-205.jpg[/IMG] Vespasian, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 72-73 IMP CAES VESP A VG PM COS IIII, laureate head right CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and cornucopia 3.37 gr Ref : RSC # 74 Q[/QUOTE]
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