Nero. Sestertius; Nero; 54-68 AD, Uncertain Thracian Mint, c. 64-5 AD, Sestertius, 25.24g. RIC-pp. 186-7, RPC-1758. Obv: [NERO CLA]VDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P Head laureate r. Rx: S - C View of triumphal arch, surmounted by group of statuary with Nero in facing quadriga between standing figures of Victory and Pax, showing side decorated with large figure of Mars standing on pedestal. Small rotation dimples on both sides. Only one specimen recorded in RPC, but more have emerged from Bulgaria since the fall of the Iron Curtain.An unusually fine Thracian-mint sestertius of Nero, with an excellent portrait despite the small rotation dimple on Nero's cheek, plus a sharp triumphal arch on the reverse and a smooth dark green patina on both sides. VF
Estimate: $1300