v27_0664 - NERO Dupondius, (MB, Æ 31)
MONNAIES 27 (2006)
Starting price : 450.00 €
Estimate : 750.00 €
Realised price : 450.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 466.00 €
Starting price : 450.00 €
Estimate : 750.00 €
Realised price : 450.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 466.00 €
Type : Dupondius, (MB, Æ 31)
Date: 66
Mint name / Town : Gaule, Lyon ?
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 30,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 12,72 g.
Rarity : R2
Emission: 5e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire bien centré au droit. Beau portrait, joli revers de style fin. Patine verte hétérogène
Catalogue references :
C.325 (2 fr.) - RIC.597 - BMC/RE.347 - BN/R.195 - RCV.1968 (960$) - MRK.14 /49 - Giard/L2.211 - WCN.533
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP NERO. CAESAR. AVG P MAX. TR. P. P. P..
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Néron à gauche (O*1), globe à la pointe du cou.
Obverse translation : “Imperator Nero Cæsar Augustus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate Pater Patriæ”, (L’empereur Néron césar auguste grand pontife revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne père de la patrie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SECVRITAS - AVGVSTI/ S|C.
Reverse description : Securitas (la Sécurité) assise à droite, soutenant sa tête de son bras droit et tenant un sceptre court de la gauche ; devant un autel décoré contre lequel est posé une torche.
Reverse translation : “Securitas Augusti”, (La Sécurité de l'auguste).
Commentary
Ayant fait sa réapparition sous la quatrième émission, Securitas (la Sécurité) continue à être exaltée sous la cinquième. Il est impossible, étant donné la faiblesse de frappe en fin de légende de droit, de déterminer l’atelier où ce dupondius a été frappé. La présence d’un globe à la pointe du cou est plausible mais la place laissée à la fin de la légende serait beaucoup trop juste. Cependant, le style de portrait rappelle fortement l’atelier de Lyon.
Having reappeared under the fourth issue, Securitas (Security) continues to be exalted under the fifth. It is impossible, given the weakness of the strike at the end of the obverse legend, to determine the mint where this dupondius was struck. The presence of a globe at the tip of the neck is plausible, but the space left at the end of the legend would be far too tight. However, the portrait style is strongly reminiscent of the Lyon mint
Having reappeared under the fourth issue, Securitas (Security) continues to be exalted under the fifth. It is impossible, given the weakness of the strike at the end of the obverse legend, to determine the mint where this dupondius was struck. The presence of a globe at the tip of the neck is plausible, but the space left at the end of the legend would be far too tight. However, the portrait style is strongly reminiscent of the Lyon mint
Historical background
NERO
(13/10/54-9/06/68)
Augustus
Nero is certainly one of the best-known emperors, thanks to Tacitus and Suetonius, but also one of the most decried. He is the last representative of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Son of Agrippina, Claudius' second wife, and Cneius Domitius Ahenobarbus, he was born in 37. He descends from both Augustus through his mother and Julie through his maternal grandfather, Germanicus. After the assassination of Claude by Agrippina with the help of Locuste in 54, aged 17, he began his reign under good auspices. Aided by Seneca, his tutor, and Burrus, prefect of the Praetorium, he governed intelligently with the Senate. He married Octavie, daughter of Claudius and Messalina. Octavie's brother, Britannicus, dies under mysterious conditions in AD 55 (poisoned?). After the "quinquennum aureum" (54-59), the emperor had or allowed his mother to be murdered. The last nine years of the reign will destabilize the principate.
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