Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 26.09 g, 1h). Uncertain Balkan mint, possibly Perinthus in Thrace. Struck circa AD 64.Electronic Auction 462 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 26.09 g, 1h). 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). Dark brown patina, minor doubling on reverse. Near EF. |