Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (41mm, 37.22 g, 12h). In the name of Nero. Near VF.

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Lot: 291. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Contorniates, Bronze

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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (41mm, 37.22 g, 12h). In the name of Nero. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P M X, laureate head right / Aerial view of chariot race in the Circus Maximus: spina with obelisk of Augustus flanked by metae, tholos on left(?), and statues of horseman and boar left; two quadrigae left above; two quadrigae right below; to left, standing figure; to right, rider or equestrian statue left. Alföldi, Kontorniat 230 (dies 125/145). Brown patina with minor deposits, two attempted piercing on reverse that do not distract from the complex scene. Near VF. Rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Roma XII (29 September 2016), lot 672.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:36:40 ET.



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