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Roma, 26.11.2005
Egregio Lettore,
purtroppo lo stato di usura,
unitamente allo scarso dettaglio delle immagini, impediscono di catalogare
con certezza la moneta. Infatti non è chiaro se:
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l'apice inferiore del busto termini
con una sferetta, presente nelle monete neroniane emesse dalla zecca di
Lugdunum;
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la leggenda del dritto sia: IMP
NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P;
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Nerone indossi o meno una corona.
Ipotizzando che la sferetta sia
presente, che la leggenda del dritto fosse all'origine quella sopra indicata
e che Nerone sia a capo scoperto, la moneta potrebbe essere così
catalogata:
Asse1,
zecca di Lugdunum, 66-67 d.C., RIC
I 544, BMC I 388,
C
I 303, indice di rarità "C"
D. IMP
NERO CAESAR AVG P M TR P P P 2.
Nerone, testa scoperta a sinistra. Bordo perlinato.
R. S
C a sinistra e a destra nel campo. Vittoria3
alata sorregge con le mani uno scudo inscritto SPQR.
Bordo
perlinato.
Di seguito riporto i link a
monete "simili" a quella di figura reperiti nel web:
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/nero/RIC_0544.jpg
Current Starting bid US $1.00 bid US $51.25 Dec-09-02 1 ROMAN EMPIRE NERO
Emperor AD 54-68 As (9.7 grams, 28.95 mm) Obverse: IMP.NERO CAESAR AUG.P.MAX.TR.P.P.P,
His bare head left Reverse: S.C, Victory flying left holding shield inscribed
SPQR [Image] Reference: Sear 690 v., Van Meter 32 v. Grade: Very Fine Scarce
Choice high relief portrait and all legible reverse with good relief Well
centered. Well struck. Green patina A very light surface corrosion doesn't
allow a good scan of the coin As it is, a very nice coin in hand with a
nice high relief portrait Nero (AD37-68) was born Nero Claudius Caesar
Drusus Germanicus on December 15 of the year 37 at Antium and originally
named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero was the son of the consul Gnaeus
Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger, great-granddaughter of
Emperor Augustus. In 49 Agrippina married her uncle, Emperor Claudius I,
and the following year she persuaded him to adopt her son, whose name was
then changed. Later, Claudius married Nero to his daughter Octavia and
marked him out for succession, bypassing his own son, Britannicus. On Claudius's
death (54), the Praetorian Guards, under their prefect Sextus Afranius
Burrus, Agrippina's agent, declared Nero emperor at the age of 17. The
initial five years of Nero's reign, guided by Burrus and the philosopher
Seneca, Nero's tutor, were marked by moderation and clemency, although
Nero had his rival Britannicus poisoned. In 59 he had his mother put to
death for her criticism of his mistress, Poppaea Sabina. In 62 he divorced
(and later executed) Octavia and married Poppaea. Burrus died, possibly
poisoned, and Seneca retired. In July 64, two-thirds of Rome burned while
Nero was at Antium. In ancient times he was charged with being the incendiary.
According to some accounts, he laid the blame on the Christians-few at
that time-and persecuted them. He sheltered the homeless, however, and
rebuilt the city with fire precautions. The building programs, like the
spectacles and free grain he provided for the populace, were financed by
plundering Italy and the provinces. Viewing himself as an artist and a
religious visionary, he scandalized the army and aristocracy when he appeared
publicly as an actor in religious dramas. Meanwhile, the empire was in
turmoil. Nero established Armenia as a buffer state against Parthia, but
only after a costly, unsuccessful war. Revolts broke out in Britain (60-61)
and in Judea (66-70). In 65 Gaius Calpurnius Piso led a conspiracy against
the emperor; 18 of the 41 prominent Romans implicated in the plot perished,
among them Seneca and his nephew, the epic poet Lucan. Poppaea was kicked
to death by Nero, and he married Statilia Messalina after executing her
husband. In 68 the Gallic and Spanish legions, along with the Praetorian
Guards, rose against him, and he fled Rome. Declared a public enemy by
the Senate, he committed suicide on June 9, 68, near Rome. Encarta Encyclopedia
2000.
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May 07, 1999 - 08:00 PM PT (85 Lots) Lot: 29 Nero. Ancient. AE As, 10.9
grams. (Sear690) 54-68 AD. Grade:Fine Rx: S C, Victory flying left holding
shield inscribed SPQR. [L266256] Next Bid: $67.00 .
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/nero/RIC_0544.3-r.jpg
Currently $73.00 Oct-01-01
ORC2015 Nero, as, Victory & shield VF Nero, Æ as, (8.46g) IMP
NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P Bare head left. / No legend. Victory left,
bearing shield marked S P Q R. RIC 544. VF, brown patina, flan flaws on
legend.
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Currently $52.90 Jun-07-01 Roman Empire. Nero. A.D. 54-68. AE Dupondius.
10.336 grams. Lugdunum Mint c. A.D. 66. Obverse: IMP. NERO CAESAR AVG.
P. MAX. TR. P. P. P. Nero, bare-headed, l. Reverse: S - C to l. and r.
of Victory flying l., holding in both hands shield. RIC 182, 544. WCN 596.
BMC 387. Very Fine/Fine+.
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http://www.classicalcoins.com/product150.html
R0690 2000 Nero: AE As $100.00 Obv. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P PP Laur.
hd. l. Rev. S C Victory flying l. hldg. shield Sear 690; RIC 544 sl. uneven,
oth. nVF.
Concludo osservando che le caratteristiche
di stile della moneta di figura sembrano a prima vista accettabili ma andrebbero
osservate più da vicino.
Un saluto cordiale.
Giulio De Florio
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Note:
(1) Traggo
dai link sopra citati e da BMC le caratteristiche fisiche di alcuni assi
della tipologia di figura battuti dalla zecca di Lugdunum che raccolgo
di seguito in tabella:
| Riferimenti |
Peso
(g.) |
Asse
di conio (ore) |
Diametro
(mm) |
| link
1 |
09.70 |
- |
28,95 |
| link
2 |
10.90 |
- |
- |
| link
3 |
08.46 |
- |
- |
| link
4 |
10.34 |
- |
- |
| BMC
387 |
09.68 |
6 |
30,48 |
| BMC
388 |
09,95 |
6 |
30,48 |
Dalla tabella si evince che l'asse
di figura (10.37g, 25mm, 6) presenta un peso comparabile con quello
dei conî d'epoca. L'asse di conio ad ore 6 era la norma per gli assi
di Nerone. Il diametro poteva scendere anche a 28mm.
(2) IMPerator
NERO CAESAR AVGustus Pontifex Maximus TRibunicia Potestas Pater Patriae.
(3) Secondo
BMC, il tema della Vittoria è probabilmente legato alla campagna
contro i Parti. |