Archaeologists have discovered a gold coin in Jerusalem bearing the face of Nero, the Roman Emperor best known for playing the fiddle while Ancient Rome burned. The coin was likely struck in 56-57 ...

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Archaeologists have discovered an "exceptional" gold coin emblazoned with the Roman Emperor Nero's face at a site in Jerusalem. The coin dates to around A.D. 60, shortly before the Romans ...

Nero, the Roman leader on the coin, ruled the empire from 54 to 68 AD, and isn’t thought to have traveled to Jerusalem himself. The text surrounding his bust on the coin is: “NERO CAESAR AVG ...

Olivier Hekster, Erika Manders, Daniëlle Slootjes, Making History with Coins: Nero from a Numismatic Perspective, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Summer 2014), pp. 25-37 ...

The coin shows the Emperor Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, in profile, surrounded by the inscription "NERO CAESAR AVG IMP." The back of the coin shows an oak wreath and the inscriptions "EX S ...