Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 557. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (3.61 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 56-57. NERO • CAESAR • AVG • IMP •, young bare head right / PONTIF • MAX • TR • P • III • P • P •, EX • S C within oak wreath. RIC I 12; WCN 39; Lyon 12; RSC 207; BMCRE 14; BN 19. Good VF, light gold and gray toning, slightly granular surfaces on obverse, a tiny contact mark on central reverse. Excellent young portrait. Rare in this condition.

From the White Mountain Collection. Ex Aufhäuser 19 (21 March 2006), lot 275.