Roman Empire. Emp Nero.Very scarce,AU grade sestertius. Lot 160

Description: Sestertius of Emperor Nero Very rare sestertius 37-68AD Rome mint 62-68AD Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty Very attractive large sestertius in AU condition,very hard to find in this excellent condition.All our coins and artifacts certified and came from reputable and reliable sources and checked in scientific lab. Very rare coin in AU condition. Size: 34 mm Weight: 23.43gm Natural green,brown patina and very rare variety of sestertius. Coin is in AU condition. Certificate of Authenticity is provided with personal number. Coin shipped with USPS Express mail, fully insured with tracking number and signature on delivery. Nero(/nro/;Latin:Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus;15 December 37 9 June 68 AD) was the lastRoman emperorof theJulio-Claudian dynasty.He wasadopted byhis great-uncleClaudiusand became Claudius' heir and successor.Like Claudius, Nero became emperor with the consent of thePraetorian Guard. Nero's mother,Agrippina the Younger, was likely implicated in Claudius' death and Nero's nomination as emperor. She dominated Nero's early life and decisions until he cast her off. Five years into his reign, he had her murdered. During the early years of his reign, Nero was content to be guided by his mother, his tutorLucius Annaeus Senecaand hisPraetorian prefect,Sextus Afranius Burrus. As time passed, he started to play a more active and independent role in government and foreign policy. During his reign, the redoubtable generalCorbuloconducted asuccessful warand negotiated peace with theParthian Empire. His generalSuetonius Paulinuscrushed a major revolt inBritain, led by theIceniQueenBoudica. TheBosporan Kingdomwas briefly annexed to the empire, and theFirst JewishRoman Warbegan.Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade and the cultural life of the empire, ordering theatres built and promoting athletic games. He made public appearances as an actor, poet, musician and charioteer. In the eyes of traditionalists, this undermined the dignity and authority of his person, status, and office. His extravagant, empire-wide program of public and private works was funded by a rise in taxes that was much resented by the middle and upper classes. Various plots against his life were revealed; the ringleaders, most of them Nero's own courtiers, were executed. In 68 ADVindex, governor of theGaulishterritoryGallia Lugdunensis, rebelled. He was supported byGalba, the governor ofHispania Tarraconensis. Vindex's revolt failed in its immediate aim, but Nero fled Rome when Rome's discontented civil and military authorities chose Galba as emperor. He committed suicide on June 9, 68 AD, when he learned that he had beentriedin absentiaand condemned to death as a public enemy, making him the first Roman Emperor to commit suicide.His death ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty, sparking a brief period of civil wars known as theYear of the Four Emperors. Nero's rule is usually associated withtyrannyand extravagance.Most Roman sources, such asSuetoniusandCassius Dio, offer overwhelmingly negative assessments of his personality and reign;Tacitusclaims that the Roman people thought him compulsive and corrupt. Suetonius tells that many Romans believed that theGreat Fire of Romewas instigated by Nero to clear the way for his planned palatial complex, theDomus Aurea.According to Tacitus he was said to have seized Christians as scapegoats for the fire and burned them alive, seemingly motivated not by public justice but by personal cruelty.Some modern historians question the reliability of the ancient sources on Nero's tyrannical acts.A few sources paint Nero in a more favorable light. There is evidence of his popularity among the Roman commoners, especially in the eastern provinces of the Empire, where a popular legend arose that Nero had not died and would return. At least three leaders of short-lived, failed rebellions presented themselves as "Nero reborn" to enlist popular support. Certificate of Authenticity included.

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