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Triton XXI Sessions 1 & 2 9 Jan 2018
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 20.02 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right, globe at point of neck / DECVRSIO in exergue, S C across field, Nero, bareheaded and cuirassed, and with cloak floating free, prancing right on horseback, holding spear in right hand; to left, behind him, mounted soldier prancing right, holding vexillum over left shoulder. RIC I 436; WCN 418; Lyon 108; BMCRE 311-13; BN 71-2; Kent & Hirmer 205. EF, lovely dark green patina. Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 86 (8 October 2015), lot 129; Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 198.
The Decursio issues of Nero are relatively common, but are very rare with such remarkably clear details.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 86 (8 October 2015), lot 129; Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 198.
The Decursio issues of Nero are relatively common, but are very rare with such remarkably clear details.