251, Lot: 312. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (28mm, 12.72 g, 6h). Lugdunum mint. Struck circa AD 65. Bare head right, small globe at point of bust; c/m: S P [Q R] within rectangular incuse / Victory flying left, holding inscribed shield. RIC I 477; WCN 574; for c/m: Pangerl 26-7. Near VF, brown surfaces.

This rare countermark was applied to coins of Nero in Gallia Lugdunensis, either by the administration of Vindex or that of Galba between March and June of AD 68.