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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.1
People
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title
Countermarked As of Nero, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
65 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/323640

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.72g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • countermark: The obverse of the coin bear the countermark SPQR on the jaw
  • Obverse Inscription: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS
  • Reverse Inscription: S P Q R S C

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frank L. Kovacs, purchased from.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 423 p. 176

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ben Damsky
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Nero l.; around, NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS. Countermarked S P Q R across lower half of head.
Rev.: Victory flying l., holding in both hands shield inscribed [S P Q R]; to l. and r., S-C.

Verification Level

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