Do we need to own the coin?
If not, I have coveted this coin for quite sometime. Unfortunately it changed
hands before I realized it was available.
I collect
greeks, but this one has always caught my attention.
AE
Nero Dupondius 54-68 A.D. (16.16g, 29 mm)
Rome mint (note the slightly smaller
diameter and lighter
weight of
Lugdunum issues).
O:
Radiate bust r;
NERO CLAUD
CAESAR AUG
GERM PM TRP
IMP PP;
RIC 191. WCN 193.
R:
SECURITAS AUGUSTI;
Securitas, resting on hand and holding
scepter, enthroned r. before garlanded
altar, lighted torch at her feet, double arched façade behind; S C in fields; II in
exergue as mark of value.
G: Chocolate brown
patina with reddish accents on the
obverse with subtle green patination of the
reverse (in indirect daylight), as the coin is essentially uncleaned. Magnificent
style in high relief and a particularly elegant
reverse style.
Rare thus