Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 27.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 6
Lot: 6065. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 27.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium, foot on helmet; shields behind. RIC I 274; WCN 150. Glossy brown patina, corrosion and some cleaning scratches on reverse. VF. Attractive bold portrait of Nero.

Ex Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 50, 23 June 1999), lot 49; Leopold G. P. Messenger Collection (Glendining’s, 21 November 1951), lot 114.


Closing Date and Time: 18 January 2024 at 10:21:20 ET.

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