Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65.

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Lot: 610. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CΛESΛR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-21; Biaggi 225-8; Mazzini 118. Toned, some obverse die rust, tooling in hair and around laurel wreath. Near EF, the reverse VF. Struck on a broad flan.

From the Alpine Collection. Reportedly “ex Vente Motte, 1951”.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 13:23:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.