120, Lot: 66. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NERO. 54-68 AD. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 28.00 g). Rome mint. Struck circa 64 AD. Laureate bust right wearing aegis / Nero standing left on daïs with praetorian prefect, addressing three soldiers, two of whom hold standards; tristyle domed building behind. RIC I 132; WCN 96; BMCRE pg. 219 note; Cohen 8 var. VF, golden brown Tiber patina, surfaces a little rough, flan crack.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.