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Nero and Agrippina the Younger, aureus with obverse portraits.

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Title	Nero and Agrippina the Younger, aureus with obverse portraits.
Date	54 CE
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Early Imperial Julio-Claudian
Subject	Coins Money Portraits Profile portraits Heads (Anatomy) Men Emperors Women Empresses Mothers Families Rulers Upper class Hairstyles Inscriptions Names
People Pictured	Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 Agrippina, the Younger, 15-59 Agrippina, Minor, 15-59
Material	Gold (metal) Metal
Measurements	Approx. 3/4" diameter
Technique	Metalworking Goldsmithing
Work Type	Coins Money Metalwork Goldwork Portraits
Repository	British Museum (London, England, United Kingdom)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.8-20, p.115)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © British Museum, London, UK / Bridgeman Art Library.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-62.jpg
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