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.
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.