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Dupondius - Nero VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C II, Victory
| Uitgever | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Jaar | 62-68 |
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| Waarde | 1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Radiate bust of Nero facing right, with bare neck and a small globe at the point of truncation, rendered in high relief with characteristic Neronian portraiture featuring full, fleshy facial features and layered hair. The effigy is set within a beaded border, with the imperial titulature distributed in a continuous circular legend around the periphery of the flan. The radiate crown, a hallmark of the dupondius denomination, distinguishes this issue from the as. The portrait is bold and well-modelled, consistent with the Roman mint's output of the early-to-mid Neronian period. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Nero's Victory coinage of this period was tied directly to the Parthian campaigns under Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, whose successes in Armenia between 58 and 63 AD gave the emperor a genuine military triumph to advertise. The VICTORIA AVGVSTI legend on these dupondii was not rhetorical — the settlement at Rhandeia in 63 effectively ended a decade of conflict over Armenian succession, and the mint responded with sustained Victory-type production through the remainder of the reign.
Corbulo was later ordered to commit suicide by Nero in 67 AD, erasing the man while the coins commemorating his victories continued to circulate.