290, Lot: 354. Estimate $750. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.59 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Claudius. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Legend in four lines on shield, behind which stands a spear. RIC I 79 (Claudius); Lyon 88; RSC 97. Near VF, toned.

From the R. D. Frederick Collection.