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Nero and Annona Sestertius

Sestertius with Nero and Annona, bronze, 22,66 g, Made circa 65 AD.

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  • The two sides of Nero

    Verhaal door Alexander Dorn, Dorien Jansen.

    Emperor Nero is known in Roman history as a bad and cruel emperor. He is even said to have burned down a part of Rome just to make space for his new estate. But this coin shows him in a different light. What would an ordinary Roman citizen have thought of the personage on this coin?

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