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Nero (AD 54-68) Æ Sestertius / Temple of Janus |
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Attribution: RIC I 438 Rome
Date: AD 65
Obverse: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right
Reverse: PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, view of the temple of Janus, closed door to right, decorated with garland; S-C across fields
Size: 35.77mm
Weight: 23.13 grams
Rarity: 6
Description: rough and cleaned Fine+. Nero commissioned this reverse type to commemorate the establishment of peace on all of Rome's fronts. According to tradition the doors to the temple of Janus were only to be closed in times of peace.
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