Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (29.5mm, 11.55 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right (doubled) / Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R. RIC I 312; WCN 285. Brown patina, double-struck, with one strike rotated 90 degrees. VF. An interesting ancient error.
From the Mercury Group Collection. Ex H. J. Berk BBS 125 (25 February 2002), lot 711.