Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 26.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 595. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 26.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Laureate head left / Nero, in military dress, on horseback riding right, holding couched spear, soldier on foot behind; before him, a second soldier advancing right and looking back, holding signum. RIC I 175; WCN 133. Dark green patina, some pitting and smoothing. VF. Rare variety with Nero riding among infantry soldiers .

Ex Collection of an Archaeologist (Künker 347, 22 March 2021), lot 423, purchased from Günther Schlüter (Chairman of the German Numismatic Society 1975-1977), December 1993, who had purchased the coin from Spink, March 1961.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 123 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 23-24 May 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 24 May 2023 at 9 AM ET.

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