Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1101. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NERO. 54-68 AD. AR Denarius (3.48 gm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 64-65 AD. NERO CAESAR, laureate head right / AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero, radiate, standing facing, holding laurel branch in right hand and Victory standing right on globe, holding cornucopiae in both hands, in left hand. RIC I 47; WCN 54; BMCRE 60; cf. BN 203 (aureus); RSC 45. Near EF, lightly toned. Beautiful portrait of Nero. Rare. ($1000)