Because Nero has been much maligned by history, it is easy to forget that he was immensely popular in the early days of his reign. Though he probably didn't play the lyre as Rome burned, it is true that affairs of state held less interest for Nero than his talents as a singer and an actor. His last words where "what a showman the world is losing in me!" Who among us has not shared similar sentiments, the desire to break free from convention? This splendid tetradrachm, bearing Nero's proud image, is destined to adorn a person unafraid to be unique.