The Roman Empire
Nero augustus, 54 – 68
Aureus circa 66-67, AV 7.17 g. IMP NERO CAESAR – AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. Salus seated l. on throne, holding patera in r. hand and resting l. at her side; in exergue, SALVS. C 317. BMC 94. RIC 66. CBN 236. Calicó 445. HSA 30056 (this coin).
Lovely reddish Boscoreale tone and about extremely fine
Ex NAC sale 71, 2013, Huntington part II, 211. Possibly from the Boscoreale hoard of 1895.