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Nero
Nero
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Nero

Artist
Date54–68 CE
Mediumsilver
Dimensions2.6 cm (1 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Emily Townsend Vermeule and Cornelius Vermeule in memory of Francis Henry Taylor
Object number1999.342
Descriptionsilver tetradrachm coin

Obverse: Head of Nero laureate right, wearing an aegis.

Reverse: H over IP at right. Eagle, wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt. to left palm branch.
ProvenanceCornelius Vermeule
On View
Not on view
Vespasian
Roman
70–71 CE
Nero, Sestertius
Roman
64–66 CE
Augustus
Roman
27 CE
Nero , Sestertius
Roman
about 65-68
Vespasian, Denarius
Roman
about 76
Nero (54-68 CE), Sestertius
Roman
about 54–68 CE
Domitian,  As
Roman
about 84
Nero, Aureus
Roman
66–67 CE
Tigranes II of Armenia
Roman
83– 69 BCE
Trajan, Sestertius
Roman
about 98–99 CE