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                  CNG - Nero. Aureus. NERO & POPPAEA. Fine
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               Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval
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     Nero. 54-68 AD. AV Aureus (6.84 gm). Struck 64/5 AD. Laureate
     head of Nero right / Nero, radiate and togate, holding sceptre
     and patera, standing left beside Poppaea, holding cornucopiae and
     patera. RIC I 44; BMCRE 52. Fine, probably ex jewelry. 714522

     Poppaea Sabina, a woman of high birth and rare beauty, was the
     daughter of T. Ollius and was named after her maternal
     grandfather C. Poppaeus Sabinus, governor of Moesia from 12-35
     AD. Poppaea's first husband Rufrius Crispinus was prefect of the
     praetorians under Claudius and her second husband was the future
     emperor Otho. In 58, Nero fell in love with Poppaea and promptly
     removed Otho from the scene by appointing him governor of
     Lusitania. Nero, though, was not free to marry Poppaea since he
     was already married to Octavia, daughter of Claudius, and Nero's
     claim to the throne was partially based on his ties to the
     Claudian line through his wife. Finally in 62, Nero felt secure
     enough in his position (he had removed his other rivals) to
     divorce Octavia and marry Poppaea, who was possibly already
     pregnant. Poppaea bore Nero a daughter in 63, Julia, and both
     mother and daughter received the title of Augusta, although the
     child died four months later. In 65, Poppaea was again pregnant,
     but she died before child birth, apparently from a kick in the
     stomach Nero gave her in a temper tantrum. Nero grieved heavily
     over the death of his wife and possible heir to the throne.
     Poppaea was given an extravagant state funeral and was deified.

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