Drachmas Doubloons and Dollars: The History of Money
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Ancient Rome
Introduction
Early Italian and Roman Republican Coinages (c. 500-88 BC) - Julius Caesar and the Late Republic (88-27 BC) - Augustus and the Roman Principate - Nero (AD 54-68) and Propaganda - Biblical Coins - Roman Provincial Coins - The Severan Family (AD 193-235) - Economic and Political Decline - The Late Roman Empire (AD 284-476)
Nero (AD 54-68) and Propaganda

The beautiful bronze sestertii of Nero seem to glorify his own accomplishments; however, the port of Ostia was the work of his predecessor Claudius, and victory over Parthia was won by his general Corbulo.
Bronze sestertius (AD 64-66) of Nero with his portrait.
Bronze sestertius (AD 64-66) of Nero, depicting a bird's-eye view of the harbor at Ostia.
Bronze sestertius (AD 64-66) of Nero, depicting the Temple of Janus with closed doors in honor of peace with Parthia. The inscription proclaims, "When peace was established on land and sea, he [Nero] closed the gates of Janus' temple."