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Very Fine | ROMAN EMPIRE. Nero.
Bronze dupondius or as, AD 65-66. Lugdunum.
Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P M TR POT P P, laureate head right, small globe at point of bust. Rev: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas enthroned right, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium; S-C across fields.
Very Fine.
Reference: RIC I- (cf. 526, 537 and 541 for obv. legend on different types); BMCRE-.
Rarity: Unpublished in the standard reference works with this obv. legend; no other examples found on CoinArchives, possibly unique.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, April 2017.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 29 mm.
Weight: 13.85 g.
Composition: Bronze.
PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
Estimate: 400 GBP
Bronze dupondius or as, AD 65-66. Lugdunum.
Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P M TR POT P P, laureate head right, small globe at point of bust. Rev: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas enthroned right, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium; S-C across fields.
Very Fine.
Reference: RIC I- (cf. 526, 537 and 541 for obv. legend on different types); BMCRE-.
Rarity: Unpublished in the standard reference works with this obv. legend; no other examples found on CoinArchives, possibly unique.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, April 2017.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 29 mm.
Weight: 13.85 g.
Composition: Bronze.
PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
Estimate: 400 GBP