Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Dupondius (29.5mm, 16.20 g, 6h). Damnatio Memoriae . Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Fine.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2
Lot: 1025.
Closing Date: Sep 26 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 500

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Dupondius (29.5mm, 16.20 g, 6h). Damnatio Memoriae . Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Radiate head left / Victory flying left, holding wreath and palm frond; II (mark of value) in exergue. RIC I 199; WCN 196; D. Calomino, Defacing the Past Figure 36 (this coin). Dark green patina, numerous scratches on obverse, earthen deposits. Fine. Unusual.

Ex Nomos 22 (22 June 2021), lot 291; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 336 (8 October 2014), lot 254 (hammer $1,100).

This Nero dupondius was tooled and altered in antiquity with the name of Nero erased and the portrait re-engraved to more closely resemble either Vitellius or Vespasian. A very interesting piece and a form of damnatio memoriae.

Closing Date and Time: 26 September 2024 at 10:08:00 ET.

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