198, Lot: 188. Estimate $100. Sold for $67. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRETE, Cnossus. Nero, with Octavia. AD 54-68. Æ 25mm (7.01 g, 12h). Volumnius Lupinus, duovir. Struck circa AD 55-60. Bare-headed bust of Nero right, drapery on far shoulder; scepter over shoulder / Confronted busts of Octavia and Nero; crescent above bust of Octavia, star above bust of Nero. RPC 1005; Svoronos 217. Fine, dark brown patina, light roughness.
From the J.S. Wagner Collection.