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Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.65 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN, young, bareheaded, and draped bust right / EQVESTER/ OR DO/ PRINCIPI/ IVVENT in four lines on a shield; behind it, a vertical spear, pointing upward.
RIC I 79 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53 (unlisted dies); RSC 97; BMCRE 93-4 (Claudius); BN 96-7 (Claudius).
Attractive even toning, slightly granular surfaces, scratches, a few die breaks on obverse. Well centered with complete legends.
Ex Triton XXVII, Session 6, lot 6051; Athena 1, lot 185. (8 October 1987)
In March of AD 51, the thirteen-year-old Nero, adopted son of Claudius, was formally declared an adult, thus taking a step toward Agrippina's goal of her son becoming the successor to the emperor. Nero was given the title of consul designate, granted honors by the praetorian guards and equites, and also enrolled as priest in the four religious colleges of Rome, the pontifices (simpulum), augurs (lituus), quindecimviri sacris faciendus (tripod) and the septemviri epulones (patera).
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