Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64.Electronic Auction 497 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / AVGVSTI above, POR OST between S C below, 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. RIC I 178; WCN 120. Green patina, reddish earthen encrustation, scratches on obverse, roughness on reverse. Fine. |