Obverse: Laureate head of Nero right. Reverse: Hexastyle temple of Vesta with domed roof set on podium of four steps; within, statue of Vesta seated left, holding patera and scepter.

Nero, last of the Julio-Claudians, ruled from AD 54 to 68; this denarius belongs to the reformed coinage of his later years, struck after the weight reduction of AD 64.

The Temple of Vesta in the Forum Romanum housed the sacred hearth fire tended by the Vestal Virgins, and Nero's emphasis on the cult here may reflect the religious aftermath of the Great Fire of AD 64, which had begun nearby and consumed much of the city.

Light iridescent toning, slightly granular surfaces, scratches

Lightly toned. Well struck on a broad flan.

Toned with areas of minor porosity, shallow cleaning scratches under tone, filing on edge. Well centered obverse on a round flan with a great portrait.

Toned with areas of minor porosity and some shallow cleaning scratches under tone. Well centered obverse on a round flan with a great portrait.

Toned with flan flaw on obverse, a few scratches and marks

Toned with some porosity and corrosion. A few deposits on reverse.

A pair of minor contact marks on obverse, compact flan. Well struck for issue.

Toned with numerous scratches on obverse under tone, scrape on reverse, struck on a compact flan.

Medium gray patina. Light old graffiti in obverse field. Compact flan.


9/26/24	$550	VF	CNG	▼ −62%
5/23/23	$5,500	VF	CNG	▲ +285%
2/22/23	$800	VF	CNG	▼ −44%
6/1/22	$1,200	VF	CNG	▼ −16%
1/25/22	$1,400	VF	CNG	▼ −2%

Denarius of NeroRIC I 62

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