CNG 88, Lot: 1243. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Semis (19mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Laureate head right / Table bearing urn and wreath; on front panel, a bas-relief of two griffins confronted; round shield rests against table leg; S (mark of value) to upper left. RIC I 245; WCN 308. VF, dark brown and green patina, a few light cleaning marks.

From the Sierra Collection. Ex Ponterio 110 (7 November 2000), lot 536; Ponterio 104 (4 November 1999), lot 548.