Aureus - Nero, Agrippina the Younger, Claudius, and Augustus AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER EX S C

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (54-68)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	55
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.6 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 246191
References	RIC I# 6 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).ner.6 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Calicó# 397 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).

Obverse

Jugate busts, right of Nero (in forefront), bare-headed and draped at back of neck, and Agrippina the Younger, draped and bare-headed

Script: Latin

Lettering: NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS

Translation:
Nero Claudius Divi Filius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator Tribunicia Potestas Consul
Nero Claudius, son of the divine, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, supreme commander (Imperator), tribunician power, consul.

Reverse

Quadriga of elephants, left, bearing two chairs with figures of Divus Claudius and Divus Augustus, both radiate

Script: Latin

Lettering: AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER EX S C

Translation:
Agrippina Augusta, Divi Claudii Neronis Caesares Mater, Ex Senatus Consultum
Empress (Augusta) Agrippina, mother of the divine Caesar, Claudius Nero, by decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 7.59–7.74 g;
Diameter varies: 19–19.5 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2022 January 10 NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction - New York 3097 Lot 30077	10 Jan 2022	XF (NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5)	USD 33 600.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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