File:Copper alloy coin, emperor Nero, Ancient Rome, Macellum Magnum.jpg

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English: Copper alloy coin. Head of Nero, radiate, right. (obverse)
Frontal view of the Macellum Magnum, its domed central section (in two storeys and approached by steps) flanked by two-storied wings with porticoes; above the steps in centre, male figure standing left holding long sceptre in left hand. (reverse)

Inscription (obverse, in Latin): NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Inscription (reverse, in Latin): MAC AVG S C
Denominational mark: II

This coin type records in remarkable detail one of Rome's great lost monumental structures, the Macellum Magnum or Macellum Augusti (the meat, fish and vegetable market) built and dedicated by Nero in AD 59.
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Source British Museum. Asset number 637159001; Museum number 1958,1101.1. British Museum. Retrieved on 2023-11-05.
Author Nero

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