115, Lot: 375. Estimate $500. Sold for $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NERO. 54-68 AD. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.32 gm). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa 66 AD. Laureate head left, small globe at point of bust / Triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and left side; above, Nero in facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two small figures of soldiers; on left side of arch in niche, figure of Mars standing facing, holding spear and round shield; ornamental reliefs on the faces and plinths of the arch. RIC I 500; WCN 452; BMCRE 333; Cohen 309. VF, green and black patina, fields smoothed, heavy bumps on edge.