miroir

This small mirror was made from a sesterce of Emperor Nero (54-68) which was hollowed out for the occasion. Some of these mirrors could correspond to gifts distributed by Nero during the great events of his reign. If the hollowed-out coins are perhaps copies made in Gaul, these objects have a strong symbolic value. Indeed, they are characteristic of the personality of this emperor who was both close to the people and who claimed to have a solar and divine nature.