Coin Portraying Emperor Nero

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

66-67

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays a bust of Emperor Nero, facing left, radiate and wearing a lorica (leather breastplate) and aegis (shield). The date this coin was struck is indicated in the inscription ” LIΓ “, which means the thirteenth year of Nero’s reign, or 66-67 CE. Nero reigned as emperor from 54-68 CE.
On the back (reverse) is depicted a galley (warship) sailing to the right, and two dolphins below.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Nero
Place: Egypt (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 66 CE–67 CE
Medium: Billon
Inscriptions: Obverse: NEPW KLAV KAIS SEB GEP AV, LIΓ to left Reverse: [SEBASTO] FORO[S]
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert L. Grover
Reference Number: 1979.1102
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report: 1979-80 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1980), p. 31.

Robert L. Grover (1910-1998), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1979.

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