Dupondius - Nero VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C II; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (54-68)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	62-68
Value	1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	13.7 g
Diameter	31.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 246591
References	RIC I# 379 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).ner.379 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Cohen# 349 Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Nero, radiate, right; small globe at point of neck.

Script: Latin

Lettering: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P

Unabridged legend: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator, Pater Patriae

Translation: Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator), father of the country

Reverse

Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C II

Unabridged legend: Victoria Augusti, Senatus Consultum

Translation: Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (62-68)

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