© Brüder Egger Auction 17
© Brüder Egger Auction 17
Sestertius - Nero CONG I DAT POP S C; Minerva and Liberalitas
| Bronze | - | - |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (54-68) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 62-68 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#246358 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Nero, bare-headed and togate, seated right, on platform, left; official seated right on another platform extending congiarium to citizen with small boy behind him; Minerva, head left, holding owl and spear, and Liberalitas on right, holding tessera.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CONG I DAT POP S C
Translation:
Congiarium Primum Datum Populo, Senatus Consultum.
The first congiarium (distribution of money to the civilians) given to the people. Decree of the senate.
Comment
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)Images from Heidelberg University Publishing, Brüder Egger, Plate XIII, Auctions-Catalog der Sammlung griechischer, römischer und byzantinischer Münzen des Herrn Theodor Prowe in Moskau: die öffentliche Versteigerung findet im Auftrage des Besitzers statt: 28. November 1904 und die folgenden Tage (Katalog Nr. 17) — Wien, 1904.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, on one side, and Liberalitas, the personification of liberty, on the other. This symbolizes the contrast between the autocratic rule of Nero and the ideals of freedom and wisdom that were valued in Roman society.
