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Lot 62. Nero AE Sestertius

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Nero AE Sestertius

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Bidding closed (Sunday, May 22nd, 19:31:00 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 18:31:38 CET

Price realised: CHF 2'000.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 2'148.39 / USD 2'238.19 / GBP 1'786.19

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #48, Lot 62. Estimate: CHF 2'000.00

Nero (54-68 AD). AE Sestertius (36 mm, 26.80 g), Lugdunum (Lyon), 65.
Obv. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head to left, with globe at point of neck.
Rev. ANNONA – AVGVSTI – CERES / S C, Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, her feet on stool, facing Annona standing right, right hand resting on hip and left holding cornucopiae; between them, modius on garlanded altar. In the background, ships stern.
BMC 307. Cohen 15. RIC 431.

Well struck on a large flan. Beautiful hard green patina. Minor smoothing on obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.



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