ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Imperial. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Cast ‘Sestertius’ (33mm, 14.31 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570).

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Lot: 554. Estimated: $ 100

World Medals, Bronze

Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Imperial. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Cast ‘Sestertius’ (33mm, 14.31 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Laureate bust right; 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; S C in exergue. Johnson & Martini 1391-1402; Klawans 2. Green-brown surfaces. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 12 August 2020 at 13:04:20 ET.

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