157, Lot: 315. Estimate $500. Sold for $335. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 25.75 g). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis(?) / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; various arms around. RIC I 279; WCN 146. VF, brown surfaces, minor porosity.
The aegis isn’t clear on this specimen, but there is a slight raise in the metal that could be it. If it is not, then this variety is not listed in RIC.