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Sestertius with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 64
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 28.83 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1978.40
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Nero, laureate, right.
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Reverse: Triumphal arch with emperor in quadriga escorted by Victory and Pax on top of arch and figure of Mars standing in niche on side of the arch. In field left and right: S C
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Reverse: Triumphal arch with emperor in quadriga escorted by Victory and Pax on top of arch and figure of Mars standing in niche on side of the arch. In field left and right: S C
Provenance1951: with Spink and Son Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London SW1, England; purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Spink & Son, Ltd., November 20, 1951 (as ex Duke of Argyll coll. [?]); gift to MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in honor of their daughter Emily D. B. Vermeule, January 11, 1978; reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, January 11, 1978