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As of Nero

Roman (Artist)
62-66 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right; globe at point of bust indicating beginning of inscription. Reverse: Victory flying left, holding wreath and palm.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG(ustus) GER(manicus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) IMP(erator) P(ater) P(atriae) [Translation] Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, Imperator, father of his country [Inscription, Latin; reverse] VICTORIA AVGVSTI S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] Victory of Augustus, by senatorial decree

Provenance
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Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

France, Lyon? (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); axis: 7:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.624

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