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Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.
| The Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace was commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 B.C. to honor the triumphal return of Augustus from Hispania and Gaul, and consecrated by the Senate on 30 January 9 B.C. to celebrate the peace established in the Empire after Augustus' victories. The first fragmentary sculptures were rediscovered in 1568 beneath the basilica San Lorenzo in Lucina. In 1938, excavation was completed, fragments were recovered from a number of owners, and the altar was restored and installed in its own pavilion. Today, the Ara Pacis is in a museum which opened in 2006. |  |
SH72096. Bronze as, RIC I 527; Mac Dowall WCN 590, BnF II 150, Cohen I 30, BMCRE I -, SRCV I -, F, superb portrait, areas of corrosion, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 9.192g, maximum diameter 30.4mm, die axis 180o, 66 A.D.; obverse IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, bare head right, globe at point of neck; reverse Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace) altar enclosure with ornamented panels and central double door, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field, ARA PACIS in exergue; ex Morton & Eden auction 59 (14 Nov 2012), part of lot 873; ex Seaver Collection; SOLD
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