Dupondius - Nero VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (54-68)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 62-68 |
| Value | 1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 11.6 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 246659 |
| References | RIC I# 447 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck.
Script: Latin
Lettering: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P
Translation:
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator Primus.
Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator) for the first time.
Reverse
Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
Translation:
Victoria Augusti, Senatus Consultum.
Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.
Mint
Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)Comments
Mass varies: 8.965–14.24 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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