Lot 2594
Sale 140 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Nero, (A.D. 54-68), silver denarius, issued c.65, Rome Mint, (3.45 g), obv. laureate head to right of Nero, around NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, rev. temple of Vesta, VESTA above, (S.1946, RIC 62, BMC 104, RSC 335, Cr.319/1, Syd.592). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine, struck on a broad flan with an impressive portrait.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.
CNG 123, lot 597. Previously the collection of a London Novelist. Ex Ernst Ploil Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 101, 24 October 2017), lot 147, Lanz 123 (30 May 2005), lot 468.
- Estimate
- $8,000
- Result Status
- Passed in