Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.15 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 67. VF.

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Lot: 667. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.15 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 67. Laureate head right, globe at point of neck / Nero standing left with praetorian prefect on low platform to right, addressing three soldiers to left, standing right, the first two holding signa; the praetorian camp in the background; S C across fields, ADLOCVT COH in exergue. RIC I 564; WCN 459. Brown patina, porosity, areas of roughness and weak strike, a few cleaning scratches. VF. Very rare – one of only two examples on CoinArchives.

Ex Antonio Carmona Collection (Roma E-Sale 82, 15 April 2021), lot 1196.


Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 13:42:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.