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RIC I (second edition) Nero 446

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 446, Dupondius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: securitas, bare to waist, seated right, on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium. Weight about 13.5 g, diameter 28.8 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 446
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 446
reverse: Securitas, bare to waist, seated right, on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium
mint Lugdunum weight 13.47g (3)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀28.8 (1)
denomination Dupondius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck

NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
reverse

Securitas, bare to waist, seated right, on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium

SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 14.37g
British Museum 14.40g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 446 (ric.1(2).ner.446), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-446/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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