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Dupondius - Nero VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#450, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.450 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (62-68) |
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Nero's VICTORIA AVGVSTI coinage of this period was tied closely to the Roman campaigns in Armenia, where general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo had been fighting a grinding war against Parthian-backed forces since 58 AD. The resolution of that conflict — a compromise settlement at Rhandeia in 63 AD that allowed Rome to claim nominal victory — gave Nero the propaganda justification for a victory series, however diplomatically qualified the actual outcome was.
Orichalcum dupondii of this reign are frequently found with significant die wear, a byproduct of the mint running hard to supply an economy expanding under Neronian building programs before the 64 AD fire consumed much of Rome's center.