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Dupondius with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 63
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 12.86 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.459
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Nero, radiate, right.
NEROCLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRPIMPPP
Reverse: Securitas seated facing lighted altar to right, holding spear in left hand and resting right hand on head. At right, flaming torch.
SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C (in field)
in ex.: II (with line above)
NEROCLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRPIMPPP
Reverse: Securitas seated facing lighted altar to right, holding spear in left hand and resting right hand on head. At right, flaming torch.
SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C (in field)
in ex.: II (with line above)
ProvenanceBy 1965: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., April 14, 1965