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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;S.Triggs, post: 7421460, member: 111251&quot;]Hi folks, picked this up at the latest Roma auction purely on eye appeal. I love these bronzes as I see them as a poor man&#039;s gold lol. Quick question for people more knowledgeable, did I overpay? Hammer was £190 so it&#039;s around £235 total. Second question is regarding the obverse lettering, Nero&#039;s face, and the bronze disease on the back. Would it be possible to bring any more detail back from these parts at all without affecting the coin? and the BD, it looks stable but I was wondering if it was possible to remove it using dry methods to improve the aesthetic? Or should I leave it? Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero Æ Dupondius. Lugdunum, AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head to right, [globe at point of bust] / SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas seated to right on throne, holding short sceptre, garlanded and lighted altar to right, resting on torch and bucranium; S-C across fields. RIC I 445; BMCRE 340 var. (bust type) or 341 var. (obv. legend). 11.40g, 30mm, 6h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very Fine; die-shift on reverse. Very Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Vitangelo Collection</p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/21283.9.350_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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