Code: 11337
Nero, with Agrippina Junior. A.D. 54-68. Silver Denarius Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck December A.D. 54.
Obverse: AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER,
Bare head of Nero right, facing draped bust of Agrippina Junior left CONFRONTED.
Reverse: EX S C within oak-wreath.
RCV2043.
3.4 grams, 18 mm in diameter.
Rare type.
*This denarius was struck just after the death of Claudius in (A.D. 54), showing Nero facing his mother Agrippina as though they shared power over the Roman Empire. For a brief moment, it advertised a joint rule shaped by her influence before Nero had her killed.
