| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Ancients Nero, as Augustus (AD 54-68). AV aureus (19mm, 7.34 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, light marks. Rome, ca. AD 64-65. NERO-CAESAR, laureate, bearded head of Nero right / AVGVSTVS-GERMANICVS, Colossus of Nero as Sol standing facing, radiate head slightly right, togate, left knee bent, with branch in outstretched right hand, Victory standing right on globe in outstretched left hand. Calicó 402a. RIC I 46. The bright, lustrous surfaces magnificently amplify the allure of this flan, adorned with a vibrant marigold tone, presenting a feast for the eyes. Ex MDC Monnaies de Collection, Auction 7 (12 June 2021), lot 34; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 119 with Jesús Vico S.A. (6 October 2020), lot 17. The reverse depicts Nero's Colossus, a roughly 120-foot tall bronze statue of the emperor as Sol, created by Zenodorus, for the vestibule of the Domus Aurea (Golden House) - the massive palace constructed by Nero after the Great Fire of AD 64. The Flavian Amphitheater of Rome, took its colloquial name of Colossus from this statue, which stood before it. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-nero-as-augustus-ad-54-68-av-aureus-19mm-734-gm-6h-ngc-au-5-5-3-5-light-marks/a/3115-31060.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 8000-12000 USD |  |
