Description
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty 54-68 AD, Silver Denarius (3.38g, 17mm), Rome mint 64-65 AD. Obverse: Laureate head of Nero facing to the right, legend surrounds, “NERO CAESAR AVGVS[TVS]”. Reverse: Jupiter enthroned to the left, bare chested and with drapery flowing from his waist onto crossed legs, holding long sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right, ground-line below, legend surrounds, “[IVPPI]TER CVSTOS”. RIC-53; RSC-119. A little off-centre each side, mostly reverse, a nice grey tone nonetheless and not bad portrait, near Very Fine, reverse little less.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Nerō Caesar Augustus”, stating a shortened version of the emperor’s regnal name. The reverse Latin legend reads “Iuppiter cūstos”, translated in English as “Jupiter the protector”.
