Nero Æ Cast Paduan Medallion. After Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), circa 19th century AD. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right / [AVGVSTI S PO]RT OST [C], view of the harbour at the Port of Ostia: seven ships; above, pharus surmounted by statue of Neptune; below, reclining figure of Tiber, holding rudder and dolphin; to left, crescent-shaped pier; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters; [S-C] across upper fields. HMB I.34.1; Klawans 2; Lawrence 18; Johnson & Martini 1405. 22.15g, 35mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of Italo Vecchi.