Good Very Fine; excellent detail to rev., a fine patina | RO...

Hammer

£800

Good Very Fine; excellent detail to rev., a fine patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Nero.
Bronze sestertius, AD 65. Lugdunum.
Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right, small globe at point of bust. Rev: triumphal Arch of Nero, garlanded and ornate surmounted by statue of the emperor in quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; the base decorated with ornamental friezes, a nude, helmeted statue of Mars with spear and shield in side alcove, reclining female figures in angles below entablature, one with billowing veil, the other holding cornucopiae; large S-C across fields.
Good Very Fine; excellent detail to rev., a fine patina.

Reference: RIC I-149; BMCRE-329.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, February 2015.
Die Axis: 7h.
Diameter: 36 mm.
Weight: 26.01 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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