Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 24.71 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66.Triton XXIV Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 24.71 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONTIF MAX TRIB POT P P, laureate head right, globe at point of neck / ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES, S C in exergue, Annona on left, draped, standing right, resting right hand on hip and holding cornucopia with left, facing Ceres on right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding grain ears in right hand and torch in left, her feet on a stool; between them, modius with grain ears on garlanded altar; behind, ship’s stern. RIC I 496; WCN 431; Lyon 169; BMCRE –; BN –. Dark green patina, earthen deposits. Good VF. Excellent portrait. |