Rare Vis-à-Vis Portraits

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1396. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero, with Agrippina Junior. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (3.22 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck AD 54. Nero and Agrippina vis-à-vis: bare head of Nero right; Draped bust of Agrippina left / EX S C within oak wreath. RIC I 2 (Rome mint); WCN 36; RSC 7. Near EF, toned, slightly porous surfaces. Rare.