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. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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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. 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.

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



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

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.