Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG >Auction >Auction 40 (16.05.2007)
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Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG >Auction >Auction 40 (16.05.2007)
Lot :665
Price :12000 CHF (~9850 USD)
Description
The Roman Empire The mint is Roma unless otherwise stated
Nero augustus, 54 - 68
No.: 665
Estimate: CHF 9000
d=38 mm
Sestertius, Lugdunum circa 65, 31.62 g. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head l., with globe at point of neck. Rev. S - C Bird’s eye view of the harbour of Ostia. At the top faros surmounted by statue of Neptune, holding sceptre; at bottom, reclining figure of Tiber l., holding rudder and dolphin; below, PORT AVG. To l. crescent shaped pier with portico. To r., crescent-shaped row of breakwaters. In the centre, eight ships. RIC 441. BMC 323 (this reverse die). C 252. CBN 75 var.
Very rare. Struck on a full flan and dark green patina. Surface somewhat rough,otherwise extremely fine
As an inland city of more than one million people during the reign of Nero, Rome relied heavily upon its Tyrrhenian Sea port at Ostia. Antioch, the great metropolis in Syria, was similarly positioned, as it was about the same distance (c. 15 miles) from its Mediterranean port at Seleucia. Though essential to major inland cities, ports and harbours were perhaps the most challenging of all engineering projects, and they were very costly to build and to maintain. It comes as no surprise that when great ports were completed, it was cause for celebration. To Romans, such occasions not only affirmed their international renown as engineers, but also represented a new opportunity to reap benefits in transportation, trade, grain supplies and military applications. The construction of a port at Ostia had been considered by both Julius Caesar and Augustus, but the projected expenses were so daunting that it was not until Claudius came to power that construction began; finally, it was finished during the reign of his adoptive son Nero.
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