Roman Empire 66 AD. Nero AE As – Temple of Janus with Closed Doors VF

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Roman Imperial Copper As of Nero

Obv: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right.

Rev: PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, S-C (across fields), the Temple of Janus, latticed window to left, garland hung across closed double doors on the right.

66 AD. · Rome Mint · RIC 306

Ex CNG 292 Lot 366 – 2012.

Nero, the fifth Roman emperor, famously closed the doors of the Temple of Janus, a symbolic act that signified peace throughout the Roman Empire. This was a rare event in Roman history, as the temple’s doors were traditionally open during times of war and only closed during periods of widespread peace.