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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Twelve Caesars| > |Nero| > SH46904
Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.
|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.|, Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.
SH46904. Silver denarius, RIC I 69 (R); RSC II 123; BMCRE I 80; BnF II 239; Mac Dowall WCN 65; SRCV I 1943; Hunter I -, Choice aVF, full legends, strong (John Belushi-ish) portrait, Rome mint, weight 3.318g, maximum diameter 19.1mm, die axis 180o, 67 - 68 A.D.; obverse IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, laureate head right; reverse IVPPITER CVSTOS (Jupiter the Preserver), Jupiter seated left, bare to the waist, thunderbolt in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; rare; SOLD











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