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Sestertius with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 64
Mint: Lugdunum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 26.94 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1997.93
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis. Globe below.
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Reverse: At left Annona standing, corucopia in left hand, outer robe falling from body, right hand on hip. She faces seated Ceres, feet on low stool, holding torch in left hand and corn ears in right. Between them, modius on garlanded altar. Behind, stern of ship.
ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES SC (in exergue)
NEROCLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRPIMPPP
Reverse: At left Annona standing, corucopia in left hand, outer robe falling from body, right hand on hip. She faces seated Ceres, feet on low stool, holding torch in left hand and corn ears in right. Between them, modius on garlanded altar. Behind, stern of ship.
ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., Post Office Box 479, Lancaster, PA 17608; June 25, 1997: purchased by MFA from Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.