LYDIA, Hypaepa. Nero, with Statilia Messalina. AD 54-68. Æ (23mm, 6.51 g, 6h). Gaius Julius Hegesippus, grammateus. Struck circa AD 66-68. Draped bust of Messalina and laureate head of Nero, vis-à-vis / Facing cult statue of Artemis. RPC I 2543; SNG Copenhagen 191-2. Earthen green patina. Good Fine. Rare.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 938.