CNG 112, Lot: 597. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. Young, bareheaded, and draped bust right / Legend in four lines on shield, behind which stands a spear. RIC I 79 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53, – (unlisted dies); RSC 97. VF, Toned, reverse slightly off center.

From the TS Collection. Ex Vico 109 (10 November 2005), lot 1331.