Nero Æ Sestertius. Lugdunum, circa AD 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, laureate head to left, globe at point of bust / Garlanded triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero in facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two small figures of soldiers; on left side of arch in niche, figure of Mars standing facing, holding spear and round shield; ornamental reliefs on the faces and plinths of the arch; S-C across fields. RIC I 500; BMCRE 333. 29.81g, 36mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine; flan crack at 10/7h.
From the Antonio Carmona Collection.