Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (39mm, 25.88 g, 6h). In the name of Nero. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 286. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Contorniates, Bronze

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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (39mm, 25.88 g, 6h). In the name of Nero. NERO CLADIVS (sic) CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right; palm frond engraved and crossed out in right field / Emperor on horseback, spearing fallen soldier to lower right, head left, holding shield. Alföldi, Kontorniat 173.12 (dies 54/124; this example). Dark green patina. VF. Rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Numsmatica Ars Classica 150 (2 December 2024), lot 928; Nomos Obolos 5 (26 June 2016), lot 874; Heritage Europe 46 (20 May 2015), lot 89; J. Schulman 265 (28 September 1976), lot 537; Thomas Olive Mabbott Collection (Hans M.F. Schulman, 27 October 1969), lot 4877; Prof. Angelo Signorelli Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 13 March 1953), lot 1462.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:35:00 ET.



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