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Auction XII  29 September 2016
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Lot 672

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 3200 GBP
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Nero Æ Contorniate. Rome, late 4th century AD. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P M X, laureate bust right / View of the Circus Maximus, with central spina and both metae; to the left of the central obelisk is a statue of Cybele on a lion and a two-columned structure for indicating the number of laps run, to the right is a statue of a leaping lion and an arch topped with three dolphins (there were actually seven); in the arena are four racing chariots, and a dog chasing a hare. Alföldi 230.1; Mittag Nero XVIII/145. 37.30g, 42mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Suspension hole in flan plugged. Very Rare.
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