145, Lot: 263. Estimate $300. Sold for $462. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 25.00 gm). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of bust / Triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and left side; above, Nero in facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two small figures of soldiers; on left side of arch in niche, figure of Mars standing facing, holding spear and round shield; ornamental reliefs on the faces and plinths of the arch. RIC I 393. Near VF, thin green patina, rough on high points.