Description: Nero (54 - 68 AD). AE As, Lugdunum mint 66/67 AD. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P; bare head left, small globe at the tip of neck / Victory flying left holding shield inscribed SPQR, S-C in fields.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 11,14 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC 546

Commentary: brown and green patina, attractive 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: 058-01-05-42386