Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1100. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NERO. 54-68 AD. AR Denarius (3.25 gm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 64-65 AD. NERO CAESAR, laureate head right / AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero standing facing, radiate and togate, holding laurel-branch in right hand and Victory in left. RIC I 47; WCN 22; BMCRE 60; RSC 45. EF, lustrous, small flan crack, minor porosity on reverse. Wonderful portrait. ($1500)