Lot 3067

AV Aureus (Rome c. AD 64-65, 7.05 g) - NERO CAESAR Laureate head right / AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing, holding branch and globe with Victoria (RIC 46 / Calicó 402) - F/VF. The reverse of this coin shows us Nero's Colossus, the 35 meter high bronze statue of the emperor (as Sol), It was made as an ornament for Nero's Domus Aurea and was located close to the Colosseum.