Lot 4556

Sale 116 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, Tokens & Banknotes

Description

Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE sestertius, issued c.64, Balkan or Lugdunum (Lyons) mint, (26.57 g), obv. laureate head to right of Nero, around NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP, rev. arch with quadriga above and two out figures beside quadriga Sol and Augustus and smaller figures at extreme edge of arch, Mars standing in left niche, S C across field, (S.1962, RIC 161, cf.RPC 1758). Good fine, Tiber patina, and very rare.

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 106 (lot 3490).

Estimate
$600
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$480

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