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CICF Signature Sale 3032 10-12 April 2014
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Nero (AD 54-68). Orichalcum sestertius (34mm, 26.51 gm, 5h). Rome, ca. AD 64. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left / AVGVSTI above, POR OST, below, the Port of Ostia; seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharos surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder and dolphin; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips, terminating with a figure seated on rock. RIC 182. Blue-green toning over somewhat corroded surfaces. NGC VF 5/5 - 1/5.
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD
Nero (AD 54-68). Orichalcum sestertius (34mm, 26.51 gm, 5h). Rome, ca. AD 64. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left / AVGVSTI above, POR OST, below, the Port of Ostia; seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharos surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder and dolphin; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips, terminating with a figure seated on rock. RIC 182. Blue-green toning over somewhat corroded surfaces. NGC VF 5/5 - 1/5.
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD