NERO, A.D. 54-68. AR Denarius (2.82 gms), Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 64-65. NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5.
RIC-47; RSC-45. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Nero standing facing, radiate and togate, holding Victory and laurel branch. An exceedingly intriguing example on account of the reverse, this impressive beauty offers very little evidence of actual circulation and a wonderful lustrous nature. Some minor granularity to the surfaces is noted, but nothing too distracting to the overall visual appeal. The reverse depicts the Colossus of Nero, a statue with a height of about 100 feet that presents Nero as the sun god Sol. Created for the Domus Aurea, the golden house, a palace constructed by Nero after the Great Fire of Rome in A.D. 64. Later emperors had the statue modified to merely represent Sol, and less resemble Nero.
From the Jones Collection.
Estimate: $800.00- $1200.00