CNG 97, Lot: 622. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65-66. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / SALVS in exergue, Salus seated left on throne, holding patera and resting arm at side. RIC I 59; Calicó 443; Biaggi 242-5. Good VF, traces of deposits. Rich red toning, typical of aurei from Boscoreale.