Nero. A.D. 54-68. AR denarius. 3.51 gm. 18 mm. Rome mint. Struck A.D. 60-61. His bare head right; NERO CAESAR AVG IMP / PONTIF MAX TR P VII COS IIII P P around oak wreath enclosing EX S C. RIC I 22 (R3). RSC 216. Good Very Fine; beautiful lustrous iridescent toning; some old marks beneath tone in field on obverse; short hairline flan crack at 1'. Great style bust, well struck in high relief. Very Rare.

Ex Coin Galleries (10 November 1993), lot 170.