Harvard Art Museums > 1976.40.297: As of Nero, Lugdunum Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"As of Nero, Lugdunum (Nero) , 1976.40.297,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196011. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1976.40.297 People Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE) Title As of Nero, Lugdunum Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 66 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul) Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Imperial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196011 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 9.85 g Die Axis 6 Denomination as Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: [NERO] CAESAR AVG PM design: Reverse type determined by process of elimination. Obverse legend occurs on ten types, of which six are sestertii (569, 573, 579, 583, 586, 591); of the four remaining issues, two are Victory types with no exergue line (522, 601). The remaining two are both Securitas types and have no distinguishing features (518 = 596). Obverse Inscription: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P Reverse Inscription: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC I 2, 518 p. 181 = 596 p. 184 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Coolidge Accession Year 1976 Object Number 1976.40.297 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Laureate head of Nero r.; around, IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P. Rev.: (Illegible except for exergue line.) Securitas, bare to waist, seated r. on throne, r. hand resting head against throne, l. hand holding short scepter; in front of her, garlanded and lighted altar, against which leans lighted torch resting on bucranium; around, [SECVRITAS AVGVSTI]; either to l. and r. or in exergue, [S C]. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu