Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.19 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Near VF.Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.19 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right, globe at point of neck / Triumphal arch surmounted by statue of emperor in quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers (torch bearers?), a nude, helmeted statue of Mars in side niche of arch, otherwise decorated with friezes of battle scenes. RIC I 432; WCN 422; Lyon 113; cf. Elkins, Monuments Figure 79 (for rev. type). Brown surfaces, brassy high points, some roughness, obverse die break. Near VF. |