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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.297
People
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title
As of Nero, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
66 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196011

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.85 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [NERO] CAESAR AVG PM
  • design: Reverse type determined by process of elimination. Obverse legend occurs on ten types, of which six are sestertii (569, 573, 579, 583, 586, 591); of the four remaining issues, two are Victory types with no exergue line (522, 601). The remaining two are both Securitas types and have no distinguishing features (518 = 596).
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P
  • Reverse Inscription: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 518 p. 181 = 596 p. 184

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Coolidge
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.297
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Nero r.; around, IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P.
Rev.: (Illegible except for exergue line.) Securitas, bare to waist, seated r. on throne, r. hand resting head against throne, l. hand holding short scepter; in front of her, garlanded and lighted altar, against which leans lighted torch resting on bucranium; around, [SECVRITAS AVGVSTI]; either to l. and r. or in exergue, [S C].

Verification Level

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