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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.121
People
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Nero, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
64-68 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196874

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.35 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M MTR P IMP P P
  • Reverse Inscription: MAC AVG S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 374 p. 173; BMC 191

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.121
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Radiate bust of Nero r., small globe at point of bust; around, NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P.
Rev.: Frontal view of the Macellum Magnum, its domed central section (in two stories and approached by steps) flanked by two-storied wings of unequal height, with porticoes; above the steps in center, male figure standing l., l. hand holding long scepter; to l., MAC; to r., AVG; below steps, S C.

Verification Level

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