Nero (54-68). AE As, Lugdunum mint. Obv. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANIC. Laureate head of Nero left. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP P P S C /I. Nero as Apollo Citharoedus, laureate, advancing right, playing lyre. RIC I (2nd ed.) 381. 6.65 g. 25 mm. R. A choice example. Lovely emerald green patina, brownish underlying on reverse. Good VF/VF.
Ex Artemide Aste 60E, 2022, lot 456.
A choice example with a beautiful emerald-green patina. The reverse shows Nero in the guise of Apollo Citharoedus, gracefully playing the lyre—a fittingly evocative image, recalling ancient accounts that depict the emperor performing on his instrument while Rome was engulfed in flames.
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