Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 23.38 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. VF.

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Lot: 392. Estimated: $ 400

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 23.38 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. Laureate head right, globe at point of neck / Annona on left, draped, standing right, resting hand on hip and holding cornucopia, facing Ceres on right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding grain ears and torch, her feet on a stool; between them, modius with grain ears on garlanded altar; behind, ship’s stern. RIC I 496; WCN 431; Lyon 169. Brown surfaces, light roughness, smoothing. VF.

From the D.K. Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 904.


Closing Date and Time: 29 November 2023 at 12:10:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.