Object numberCC59.2.0367
dupondius, Roman Empire, Nero, 54-66 CE
Date54-66 CE
Emperor
Nero
CultureItalian
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.78 cm, 3.7 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The radiate head of Nero is facing right, with NERO CLAUD CAESAR AUG GERM P M TR P IMP P P inscribed around.
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE IMPERATOR PATER PATRIAE
NERO CLAUD CAESAR AUG GERM P M TR P IMP P P
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, imperator and father of the fatherland
A frontal view of the Macellum Magnum, the central section of which is flanked by two-storied wings with porticoes. There is a male figure standing in the center, facing left, with a long sceptre in his left hand, and S is inscribed to the left and C to
MACELLUM AUGUSTUM, SENATUS CONSULTO
MAC AUG, S C
Macellum Augustum. By decree of the senate.
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