Roman Sestertii
Nero RIC 146 (R2)
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Nero, AD 54-68 |
| Item Description: |
AE Sestertius Rome. Left-facing bust. |
| Full Grade: |
NGC Ch F Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 |
| Owner: |
MF Collection |
Owner Comments:
Nero Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 64. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head to left / View of triumphal arch, showing front and left hand side; above, the Emperor in a quadriga escorted by Victory; heavily ornamented arch decorated with statues of Pax, Mars and two soldiers; S-C across fields. RIC I 146; C. -; BMCRE p. 234 note. 26.11g, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only one other example of this much sought after architectural type on CoinArchives, seemingly the first to come to auction in the past decade.