367, Lot: 455. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Semis (21mm, 5.42 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. Bare head right, globe at point of neck / Table seen from three-quarter angle, bearing urn and wreath; round shield resting against table leg. RIC I 560 var. (spacing of reverse legend); WCN 631; Lyon 253. VF, rough dark green patina, pit on obverse.

This coin commemorates the quinquennial Neronia, a celebratory festival featuring competitions in music and poetry, gymnastics, and horsemanship. The games were held twice under Nero, in AD 60 and 65.