Nero (AD 54-68) Æ As / Temple of Janus

Title: Nero (AD 54-68) Æ As / Temple of Janus
Attribution: RIC I 306 Rome
Date: AD 65
Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right
Reverse: PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, view of the temple of Janus, closed door to right, decorated with garland; S-C across fields
Size: 26.97mm
Weight: 7.27 grams
Description: Fine. Nero commissioned this reverse type to commemorate the establishment of peace on all of Rome's fronts. According to tradition the doors to the temple of Janus were only to be closed in times of peace.

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