439, Lot: 482. Estimate $400. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.68 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. Bareheaded and draped young bust left / On left, simpulum above tripod; on right, lituus above patera. RIC I 77 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 52 (unlisted dies); Lyon 87 (Claudius, Lugdunum – unlisted dies); RSC 312. Good VF, toned, areas of light porosity.