Nero 54-68 AD - AR Didrachm - RIC-615
Reference Description
Nero 54-68 AD
AR Didrachm 58-60, Caesareia, Cappadocia
Obv. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI
Laureate head, right.
Rev. ARMENIAC
Victory advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left.
AR Didrachm 58-60, Caesareia, Cappadocia
Obv. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI
Laureate head, right.
Rev. ARMENIAC
Victory advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left.
Recent Sales
| Date | Characteristics | Realized | ||
| CNG Triton XX Lot 460 | 9-Jan-2017 | 21mm, 7.47g, 12h | $5,500 | |
| NAC, Zurich 72 lot 1515 | 15-May-2013 | 7.02g | CHF 1,400 |
Notes
E. A. Sydenham "Historical References to Coins of the Roman Empire" London, 1968, pp. 49-50
The military interest during the early years of the reign of Nero is confined to the East, where two successive campaigns (55-59 and 60-63) were carried on by the able general Cn. Domitius Corbulo against the kingdom of Parthia respectively to the kingdom of Armenia. In A.D. 54 Mithridates, the king of Armenia, and a friend of Rome, had been murdered, and Vologases, the newly appointed and vigorous king of Parthia, seized the opportunity of placing his brother, Tiridates, on the Armenian throne. Within a few months the Roman influence in Armenia was shattered and her position on the Eastern frontier seriously imperiled. The history of the campaign which followed is an unfolding of the genius of Corbulo. With an utterly inefficient army and a treacherous foe he gained his advantage by postponing hostilities until his army was in readiness and then by the promptness of his attack. The first war closed in A.D. 59 with a decisive victory for Corbulo and Rome.
The military interest during the early years of the reign of Nero is confined to the East, where two successive campaigns (55-59 and 60-63) were carried on by the able general Cn. Domitius Corbulo against the kingdom of Parthia respectively to the kingdom of Armenia. In A.D. 54 Mithridates, the king of Armenia, and a friend of Rome, had been murdered, and Vologases, the newly appointed and vigorous king of Parthia, seized the opportunity of placing his brother, Tiridates, on the Armenian throne. Within a few months the Roman influence in Armenia was shattered and her position on the Eastern frontier seriously imperiled. The history of the campaign which followed is an unfolding of the genius of Corbulo. With an utterly inefficient army and a treacherous foe he gained his advantage by postponing hostilities until his army was in readiness and then by the promptness of his attack. The first war closed in A.D. 59 with a decisive victory for Corbulo and Rome.
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“Nero 54-68 AD - AR Didrachm - RIC-615,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 5, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/1079.