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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4742013, member: 85693"]James, I am glad to see you are bursting forth from your earlier coin-acquisition limits. Keep 'em coming, I say. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coins in this thread. This one not so much: I recently picked up a "bargain" dupondius of Nero with Victory walking. This was my first experience with the "II" denominational markings on a dupondius. I had no idea!</p><p><br /></p><p>Attribution for this was difficult and not entirely resolved to my satisfaction. Lately I've been putting "attribution notes" on the backs of my flips so a future me can see what the heck I was thinking when I originally worked up the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>So here's a beginner's observation that I had to figure out the hard way: there appears to be a Victory "walking" and a Victory "flying" (or "alighting") description for these. The "walking" version has a ground line (like mine) whereas flying/alighting has no ground line. At least that is what I seemed to be finding when I was working on this. I spot 2 for sure "walking" versions above: Justin Lee's and Octavius's. The rest are flying or "alighting." </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159175[/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 (walking) left, holding wreath and palm branch; II in exergue (below ground line). </p><p>RIC I 379; WCN 495.</p><p>(12.38 grams / 28 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note:</b></p><p>Many varieties of this type:</p><p><br /></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><br /></p><p><b>Rev.:</b> Victory walking (not flying) left (see ground line below feet, above II)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4742013, member: 85693"]James, I am glad to see you are bursting forth from your earlier coin-acquisition limits. Keep 'em coming, I say. Nice coins in this thread. This one not so much: I recently picked up a "bargain" dupondius of Nero with Victory walking. This was my first experience with the "II" denominational markings on a dupondius. I had no idea! Attribution for this was difficult and not entirely resolved to my satisfaction. Lately I've been putting "attribution notes" on the backs of my flips so a future me can see what the heck I was thinking when I originally worked up the coin. So here's a beginner's observation that I had to figure out the hard way: there appears to be a Victory "walking" and a Victory "flying" (or "alighting") description for these. The "walking" version has a ground line (like mine) whereas flying/alighting has no ground line. At least that is what I seemed to be finding when I was working on this. I spot 2 for sure "walking" versions above: Justin Lee's and Octavius's. The rest are flying or "alighting." [ATTACH=full]1159175[/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 (walking) left, holding wreath and palm branch; II in exergue (below ground line). RIC I 379; WCN 495. (12.38 grams / 28 mm) [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)[/QUOTE]
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