Laureate head of Nero facing right on obverse; Salus seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera and resting hand at side on reverse

Nero, the last Julio-Claudian emperor, ruled from AD 54 until his suicide in 68, and this denarius belongs to the final years of his reign after the coinage reform of 64.

Salus was the Roman personification of health, welfare, and the safety of the state, and her appearance on imperial coinage typically signals an official concern with the emperor's preservation, perhaps pointed here by the Pisonian conspiracy of 65.

Toned with some marks. Struck on a broad flan.

Toned with light scratches, rough surfaces, and chipping at edge on reverse.

Toned with light scratches and tooling on obverse

Attractively toned with some corrosion on reverse. Excellent portrait.

Attractively toned with scratches observed in the reverse field. Great detail in hair and facial features.

Toned with a few scratches. Bold portrait.

Toned, reverse struck with a worn die, edge smoothing and scratches all the way around

Darker spots on reverse; expressive portrait with good luster and peripheral iridescence

Well-struck coin with excellent surface preservation.


9/17/25	$260	F	Stack's Bowers	— 0%
1/23/25	$800	VF	CNG	▲ +38%
1/15/24	$168	VF	Stack's Bowers	▼ −71%
6/28/23	$200	F	CNG	▼ −23%
12/14/22	$200	F	CNG	▼ −23%

Denarius of NeroRIC I 67

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