Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (38mm, 28.27 g, 6h). In the name of Nero. Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1227.
Closing Date: Jun 4 2026 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 500

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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (38mm, 28.27 g, 6h). In the name of Nero. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX, laureate head of Nero right / Hercules, nude, standing right, restraining the Ceryneian Hind, struggling to right, with his knee placed upon its lowered hind quarters and grappling it by the antlers; foliage flanking. Alföldi, Kontorniat 210 and pl. 84, 5 (this example). Dark green-brown patina, roughness, cleaning scratches. Good Fine. Extremely rare. The only known depiction of this labor of Hercules on a contorniate.

From the Arjan Senden Collection. Ex Giorgio Giorgi Collection (M. Ratto, 26 January 1955), lot 1114.


Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 11:15:20 ET.

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