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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8312527, member: 85693"]Here is a Nero Dupondius that made it easy on me - it has a "II" below Victoria on the reverse as well as being radiate. An interesting experiment in double-marking the denomination, but not one that was used very long: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471458[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Nero Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(c. 64-67 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Lugdunum Mint</b></p><p>NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, Radiate head right, globe at point of bust / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch; II in exergue.</p><p>RIC I 379; WCN 495.</p><p>(12.38 grams / 28 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2020 </p><p><b>Attribution Note: </b>Many varieties of this type:</p><p><b>Obv.:</b> Radiate (not laureate) bust right, CLAVD and GER (no M), two P's at end of legend. Globe at tip of bust. </p><p><b>Rev.:</b> Victory walking (not flying) left (see ground line below feet, above II)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an enhanced view of the II - I don't see this on your example; perhaps the II wasn't on all the dupondii? Nero AEs confuse me, there are so many varieties:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471457[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8312527, member: 85693"]Here is a Nero Dupondius that made it easy on me - it has a "II" below Victoria on the reverse as well as being radiate. An interesting experiment in double-marking the denomination, but not one that was used very long: [ATTACH=full]1471458[/ATTACH] [B]Nero Æ Dupondius (c. 64-67 A.D.) Lugdunum Mint[/B] NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, Radiate head right, globe at point of bust / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch; II in exergue. RIC I 379; WCN 495. (12.38 grams / 28 mm) eBay Feb. 2020 [B]Attribution Note: [/B]Many varieties of this type: [B]Obv.:[/B] Radiate (not laureate) bust right, CLAVD and GER (no M), two P's at end of legend. Globe at tip of bust. [B]Rev.:[/B] Victory walking (not flying) left (see ground line below feet, above II) Here's an enhanced view of the II - I don't see this on your example; perhaps the II wasn't on all the dupondii? Nero AEs confuse me, there are so many varieties: [ATTACH=full]1471457[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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