Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.27 g, 12h). Uncertain Balkan mint, possibly Perinthus in Thrace. Struck circa AD 64.

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Lot: 349. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.27 g, 12h). Uncertain Balkan mint, possibly Perinthus in Thrace. Struck circa AD 64. Laureate head right / Triumphal arch with wreath hung between pillars surmounted by statuary group of Nero in quadriga, escorted by Victory and Pax and flanked by soldiers; statue of Mars in niche on left side of arch. RIC I –; RPC 1758 = D.W. MacDowall, "Two Roman Countermarks of AD 68," NC (1960), 1 (example with countermark of Galba). Pale green patina. VF. Some edge deposits.


Closing Date and Time: 15 December 2021 at 11:56:00 ET.