RIC I (second edition) Nero 294, Dupondius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, radiate, left. Reverse: roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium: behind cuirass two round shields and one oblong. Weight about 12.9 g, diameter 28.9 mm.
obverse
Head of Nero, radiate, left
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
reverse
Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium: behind cuirass two round shields and one oblong
ROMA S C
specimens (3)
British Museum
11.29g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Harvard Art Museums
12.89g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 294 (ric.1(2).ner.294), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-294/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA