318, Lot: 619. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.49 g, 9h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Legend in four lines on shield, behind which stands a spear. RIC I 79; von Kaenel Type 53; RSC 97. VF, toned, a hint of porosity.