137, Lot: 54. Estimate $200. Sold for $431. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYDIA, Hypaepa. Nero, with Statilia Messalina. AD 66-68. Æ 27mm (8.92 g). Confronted busts of Statilia Messalina on left and Nero on right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia. RPC I 2545. Fine, green and brown patina. Rare.

A somewhat better specimen of this rare coin (CNG 58, 938) sold for $950 plus the buyer’s fee.