Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 38 6 Jan 2021
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PHRYGIA. Sebaste. Nero. A.D. 54-68. Æ assarion. 7.32 gm. 21 mm. Struck under Julius Dionysius, magistrate, circa A.D. 55. His bareheaded and draped youthful bust right; CΕΒΑ-CΤΟΣ / Zeus seated left on throne with a back, holding eagle and long scepter; CΕΒΑCΤΗΝΩΝ ΙΟΥΛΙΟC ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟC. RPC I 3155. SNG Copenhagen 678. SNG München 451-232. BMC 23. Good Very Fine; attractive hard glossy green patina; pleasant portrait of the young Nero, particularly well struck in high relief.