Nero and the Dying Seneca

After a design by Master of the Roman Emperors

ca. 1445

Not on view

This is a uniface cast of the reverse of a medal of Nero, the obverse of which shows his bust to the right. It is the work of an unidentified medallist, active in the 15th century, who specialized in pastiches of ancient Roman coins enlarged in scale. He habitually included the initials S[enatus] C[onsulto] ('by order of the Senate') which he had observed on such coins.

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Title: Nero and the Dying Seneca
Artist: After a design by Master of the Roman Emperors (active mid-15th century)
Date: ca. 1445
Culture: possibly Italian, Rome
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 4 1/8 in. (105 mm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: The Erich Lederer Collection, Gift of Mrs. Erich Lederer, 1986
Object Number: 1986.319.12
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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