Triton XXI, Lot: 717. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.61 g, 3h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN, bareheaded and draped young bust right / Shield inscribed EQVESTER/OR-DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT in four lines; vertical spear in background. RIC I 79 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53 (unlisted dies); Lyon 89 (Claudius, Lugdunum – unlisted dies); RSC 97; BMCRE 93 (Claudius); BN 96–7 (Claudius, Lugdunum). EF, underlying luster, slightly weak strike at highest points.