CNG 97, Lot: 737. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Contorniates. Late 4th century AD. Æ (35mm, 13.93 g, 12h). In the name of Nero. [I]MP NERO CAES[A]R AVG [P] MAX, laureate head right; engraved palm frond to right / Hercules standing left attacking centaur Nessos, both wielding clubs. Alföldi, Kontorniat 155, pl. 52, 1-3. Fine, red and brown patina, four piercings. Extremely rare. None in Coin Archives.