Description: CORINTHIA. Corinth. Nero, 54-68 AD. (Bronze, 18 mm, 7.14 g, 4 h), struck under the duovir Ti. Claudius Anaxilaus. NERO CAESAR Laureate head of Nero to left. Rev. TI CLAV / ANAXI/LAO IIVR / COR in four lines within wreath. Ref: Amandry XXIII, 25-41. BMC 547. RPC I 1209. Green patina. Very fine. The emperor Nero in Corinth: Nero was the first to attempt to construct the canal, personally breaking the ground with a pickaxe and removing the first basket-load of soil in 67 AD, but the project was abandoned when he died shortly afterwards. The Roman workforce, consisting of 6,000 Judean prisoners of war, started digging 40-to-50-metre-wide (130 to 160 ft) trenches from both sides, while a third group at the ridge drilled deep shafts for probing the quality of the rock (which were reused in 1881 for the same purpose). According to Suetonius, the canal was dug to a distance of four stades – approximately 700 metres (2,300 ft) – or about a tenth of the total distance across the isthmus. A memorial of the attempt in the form of a relief of Hercules was left by Nero's workers and can still be seen in the canal cutting today. 460 50 All shipments include tracking and insurance for non-delivery. I will take care in packaging items carefully and ship within 24 hours of payment. Buy with confidence!
Price: 190 USD
Location: Bellevue
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Denomination: Dupondius
Historical Period: Roman: Imperial (27 BC-476 AD)
Cleaned/Uncleaned: Cleaned
Composition: Bronze
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Year: 68 AD
Era: Ancient
Ruler: Nero
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Certification: Uncertified
