Roman Empire, Nero 53-68, bronze as, 10.09 g. (24 mm). Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right. Reverse: PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, temple of Janus, with latticed window on left and double doors decorated with garland on right; S-C across fields. RIC I 306.
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The Temple of Janus was one of the oldest buildings in the Roman Forum. According to tradition, the large doors of the temple were kept open in wartime and closed during times of peace. The closing of the Temple doors was indeed a rare event, even during the Pax Romana. In AD 66, having recently concluded a favorable peace treaty with Parthia, Nero closed the doors with great fanfare and marked the occasion on his coinage.
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