Archivo: Nero Lugdunum sestertius 691535

Description: Nero. 54-68 AD.

Æ Sestertius (27.02 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 66 AD. Laureate head left, globe at point of bust; countermark: X with bar above, all in incuse square On left Annona standing, facing right, holding cornucopiae; on r. Ceres seated facing left, holding grain-ears and torch; modius on garlanded altar between them; ship's stern behind.

RIC I 494; BMCRE –; Cohen – for c/m: D.W. MacDowall, "Two Roman Countermarks of A.D. 68," NC 1960, 5; BN pl. B, 7

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This rare countermark of the Legio X Gemina is found solely on Aes coinage of Nero, usually from the mint of Lugdunum. MacDowall's analysis revealed that this countermark was applied during the Civil War in 68 AD while the legion was stationed at Carnuntum.
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