Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Nero Æ As. Uncertain Balkan mint, possibly Perinthus, AD 54-68. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR [AVG GERM P M TR P], laureate head to left / Lit altar with panel doors; S-C across fields, PROVIDENT in exergue. RIC I -; RPC I 1761. 10.61g, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Not struck at the Imperial mint in Rome, this enigmatic and extremely rare issue is known from a very few examples, several of which bear a counterstamp on the obverse which completely obliterates the face of Nero. These countermarks were made by supporters of Galba during the Civil War and were designed to boost the standing of the new pretender to the throne, so their placement across the face of his rival was clearly quite deliberate.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Not struck at the Imperial mint in Rome, this enigmatic and extremely rare issue is known from a very few examples, several of which bear a counterstamp on the obverse which completely obliterates the face of Nero. These countermarks were made by supporters of Galba during the Civil War and were designed to boost the standing of the new pretender to the throne, so their placement across the face of his rival was clearly quite deliberate.