370, Lot: 383. Estimate $100. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (28.5mm, 10.53 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Bare head right, globe at point of neck; c/m: S P Q R within rectangular incuse / Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed SPQR. RIC I 477; WCN 574; Lyon 150; for c/m: Pangerl 26. Countermark VF, Host coin: Near VF, brown surfaces, coppery highlights, numerous cleaning scratches.

This rare countermark was applied to coins of Nero in Gallia Lugdunensis, either by the administration of Vindex or that of Galba between March and June of AD 68.