Laureate head of Nero facing right on obverse; aquila between two signa on reverse.

Nero, last of the Julio-Claudians, ruled from AD 54 until his suicide in 68, and this issue belongs to the final, unsettled year of his reign as military loyalty across the provinces began to fracture.

The legionary eagle flanked by two standards evokes the army whose allegiance Nero was, by 67-68, struggling to retain, and whose defection to Galba would precipitate his fall.

Toned with scrape on obverse and some find patina

Deeply toned with some die rust and a small flan flaw on the reverse.

Deeply toned with some scratches visible under the tone and edge marks.

Toned with areas of light porosity and light cleaning scratches.

Light scrape on reverse, minor marks, attractive iridescent toning

Toned, rough, porous surfaces with scrapes on obverse

Toned with scratches under tone, die break on obverse, scrape on reverse under tone


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Denarius of NeroRIC I 68

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