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RIC I (second edition) Nero 521

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 521, 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 12.0 g, diameter 28.3 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 521
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 521
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 11.99g (2)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀28.3 (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

IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR POT 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 (2)
British Museum 10.96g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 521 (ric.1(2).ner.521), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-521/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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