Nero Æ Semis. Rome, 64-65 AD. NERO CAES - AVG IMP, laureate head to right / CERTA QVINQ ROM CON S C, prize table, on which urn and wreath; value mark S between the urn and the wreath; bas relief showing two griffins below tabletop, shield below on ground. RIC I 247; BMCRE 275-7; WCN 320; C. 62. 3.54g, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; rev. struck slightly off centre. Rare.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria.
The reverse refers to the 'Neronia' games established by Nero in 60 AD and which are mentioned in Suet. Nero 12.