Nero. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / ROMA in exergue, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, right foot set on helmet, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium at side; round and oblong shields and greave to right. RIC I 55; WCN 59; RSC 258; BMCRE 83-5; BN 224. Lightly toned. Good VF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection.