Nero AR Denarius. Rome, AD 64-68. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / [IVPPIT]ER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC 53; BMCRE 74; RSC 119; BN 220-221. 3.54g, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine; faint hairlines to rev., lightly toned with underlying lustre. Exceptional portrait.
Ex collection of Professor David R. Beatty, C.M., O.B.E.;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group; Auction 60, 22 May 2002, lot 1533.