Emperor Nero | Bronze Coin

Emperor Nero | Bronze CoinHistory of the Artifact Obverse: Portrait of Nero Reverse: Large S. C. within wreath Weight: 6. 47 g Width: 18 mm . 70 in Nero, born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in 37 AD, was the last emperor of the Julio Claudian dynasty. He became emperor at the age of 16 following the death of his adoptive father, Emperor Claudius, in 54 AD. His full imperial name was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Early in his reign, Nero was advised by capable figures

lightweight bones

The Abbasid Caliphate silver dirhams

suggesting a hybrid of Roman provincial craftsmanship and Eastern stylistic influence

His likeness

Dionysus and others also available in our shop) to solidify his image as both a warrior king and a patron of Hellenism

which was the world's first adhesive postage stamp

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The sphinx—a figure with a lion’s body and human head—was a popular motif in Roman art

The coinage was struck primarily in copper-nickel

The shoulders are decorated with incised horizontal bands

Width: 3 in / 7

this silver signet ring features an octagonal bezel delicately incised with a prancing horse encircled by foliate tendrils