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A holed orichalcum dupondius of Nero showing Victoria Coin Type: Holed orichalcum dupondius of Nero, 54-68 CE.
Mint and Date: Rome mint, 64 CE.
Size and Weight: 29mm x 30mm, 13.53g.
Obverse: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Laureate head right.
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
Winged Victory walking right, wreath held up at head height in front in right hand, palm frond held over left shoulder in left hand.
Provenance: budgies-beak (eBay), May 2011
Ref: RCV 1969 var (head right, Victory right); RIC I 202
BW Ref: 008 053 168
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