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Aureus with head of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 55
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 7.59 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.172
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Nero to right.
NERO . CAESAR . AVG . IMP .
Reverse: Within a wreath: EXSC.
Inscription around: PONTIF . MAX . TR . P V . PP.
NERO . CAESAR . AVG . IMP .
Reverse: Within a wreath: EXSC.
Inscription around: PONTIF . MAX . TR . P V . PP.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)