Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1217. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KOINON of GALATIA. Nero, with Poppaea. 54-68 AD. Æ 26mm (12.38 gm). Struck circa 62-65 AD. Laureate head of Nero right / Draped bust of Poppaea right. RPC I 3562; SNG France 2400; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 6117. Good VF, smooth dark brown patina. Much better than the illustrated RPC specimen. ($300)