“He closed the Temple of Janus, peace having been achieved on land and at sea.”

The Temple of Janus was one of Rome’s most ancient centers of worship. It was said that Romulus had built it after he made peace with the Sabines, and that it was king Numa who decreed that its doors should be opened during times of war and shut during times of peace. In all of Roman history until the reign of Nero, the temple doors had been shut perhaps five or six times – once under king Numa (who originated the tradition), once at the end of the Second Punic War, three times under Augustus, and, according to Ovid, once under Tiberius.

In AD 65, when peace had been generally established in the Empire, Nero understandably requested the closing of the temple’s doors. He marked the event with great celebrations and trumpeted his policy of peace by issuing a large and impressive series of coins. The inscription on this issue announces “the doors of Janus have been closed after peace has been procured for the Roman People on the land and on the sea. The doors of the temple probably remained closed for less than a year, being opened again with the onset of strife in Judaea in 66

L’article Nero Aureus Rome 65 est apparu en premier sur Numismeo.

L’article Nero AE sestertius Lugdunum 65 est apparu en premier sur Numismeo.

• Carl Trau (1811-1887)
• Franz Trau Senior (1842-1905)
• Franz Trau Junior (1881-1931)

The collection was sold by Adolph Hess AG in may 22th 1935. Our coin was the lot number 414 it was bought by Oscar Ravel ( French coin’s dealer) for 85 Schilling (around 16$).

L’article Nero AV aureus from the Trau Collection 1935 est apparu en premier sur Numismeo.

Following the favourable end to a war with Parthia in 63 thanks to the efforts of the general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, and the general establishment of peace across Rome’s borders by 65, Nero famously closed the doors to great fanfare in AD 66 as a sign that all war was at an end.

L’article Nero AV aureus reverse Janus temple doors est apparu en premier sur Numismeo.