The Roman Empire
Nero, 54 – 68
Semis, Lugdunum 65, Æ 5.98 g. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM Bare head l., with small globe at point of bust. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P IMP P P Roma in military attire, wearing helmet, seated l. on cuirass, holding wreath in outstretched r. hand and parazonium in l., her l. elbow leaning on shield placed on top of another one; in exergue, S C. C 195. BMC 398. Giard 111, 165/1c (this coin). MacDowall 618. CBN 126. RIC 480.
A scarce denomination. Attractive green patina smoothed on obverse and gently
tooled on reverse, otherwise extremely fine / about extremely fine
Ex Glendining 15 November 1949, 78; Glendining & Co., 1959, Lockett, 121; Freeman & Sear Fixed Price List 2, 1994, 98 and M&M 92, 2002, 43 sales. From the H. Mayr-Harting and P. H. Webb collections.