Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (37mm, 25.45 g, 6h). In the name of Nero. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 290. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Contorniates, Bronze

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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (37mm, 25.45 g, 6h). In the name of Nero. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX, laureate head right; monogram engraved in right field / FIL-INVS, nude figure of the athlete Filinus standing facing, head right, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, female figure standing left, head right; to right, young male figure standing left, holding trumpet. Alföldi, Kontorniat 221 (dies 61/219); Sachero 33 (this example). Brown patina, areas of roughness, ragged edge. VF. Very rare – only eight known to Alföldi.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Varesi 75 (12 November 2019), lot 175; Montenapoleone 8 (11 May 1988), lot 373.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:36:20 ET.



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