Description: Nero (54 - 68 AD). AE As, Lugdunum mint 67 AD. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P; laureate head right, globe at point of neck / SECVRITAS AVGVSTI; Securitas seated right, holding sceptre in left hand, propping head with right, SC in ex.

Diameter: AE28 mm

Weight: 11,16 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 596

Commentary: rare; light green patina, some roughness, great portrait

History: After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Nero cleared the slopes of Palatine Hill and built on this large area his luxurious villa Domus Aurea with large (120 feet - nearly the height of Statue of Liberty) statue depicting him as Sol.

Article Number: 058-02-01-42386