443, Lot: 526. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 22.70 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Laureate head right, wearing aegis / Triumphal arch surmounted by statue of emperor in quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; a nude, helmeted statue of Mars in side niche of arch. RIC I 147; WCN 111. Near VF, green-brown surfaces, rough and porous.
From the Richard Baker Collection.