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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero

A work made of gold.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold.

Date:

December 67-December 68, issued by Nero

Artist:

Roman, minted in Rome

About this artwork

Obverse: Head of Nero to right, laureate, slight beard visible
Reverse: Jupiter enthroned left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Roman

Title

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero

Place

Rome (Minted in)

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.

67 CE–68 CE

Medium

Gold

Inscriptions

Obverse: [IMP N]ERO CAESAR AVG PP Reverse: IVPPITER CVSTOS

Dimensions

Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

Reference Number

1922.4863

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