ANCIENT THEMES. Nero. AD 54-68. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (33mm, 14.30 g, 8h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570).Electronic Auction 500 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANCIENT THEMES. Nero. AD 54-68. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (33mm, 14.30 g, 8h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). NERO CLAV CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left, aegis at point of bust / Port of Ostia: seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharus surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder and dolphin; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips, terminating with a figure seated on rock; SAVGVSTI above, SPQR OST C below. Johnson & Martini 1391-1402. Brown surfaces. VF. A popular type. |