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Sale 86    21–23 Nov 2007   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 3369    SESSION 11 (Friday at 9.30am)    Greek Imperial

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $180

IONIA, Smyrna, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE 16, issued 62-65, (4.232 grams), obv. laureate head of Nero to right, around **NERWNA* CE BACTON, rev. Poppaea as Nike to left with wreath and cornucopiae, around NEIKH **PO P*AIA ZMYP, (cf.S.571, RPC 2486, BMC 292); Lydia, Thyatira, Claudius and Agrippina Junior, (A.D. 41-54), AE 20, issued 50-54, (4.040 grams), obv. Claudius bare head right, around **TI KLAUDIO*C KAICAP CEBACTOC, rev. draped bust of Agrippina to right, around **AGRIPPINAN* CEBACTHN **QUAT IRHNOI*, (S.507, RPC 2380, BMC 57); Phrygia, Apamea, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE 19, (6.132 grams), obv. bare head of Nero to right, around **NERWN SEBASTOS*, rev. naked Marsyas to right playing flute, to right, **EPI M/ OUETTIOU NIGROU*, to left **KIONON/FRUGIAS*, (S.598, RPC 3137, BMC 147-8, SNG Cop.208). Good fine - good very fine, mostly scarce. (3)

The second coin is from Spinks London and listed in their Numismatic Circular.

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