COINS OF THE ROMAN CAISER TIME. Nero, 54-68. Æ-As, 65, Lugdunum; 10.6 g. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS Head r.//PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP P / S C Nero as Apollo Citharoedus stands r. with Lyra. BMC 376; Coh. 247; RIC2 416. Attractive portate, slight embossing weaknesses, min. corroded, otherwise excellent Acquired in October 1994 at the Münzmesse in Stuttgart. The coin type is also mentioned in Sueton (Nero 25, 2): "(...) he also had statues set up, representing him as a singer singing to Kithara. With this picture he also had coins minted."