Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 4683 SESSION 14 (4.30pm Thurs 29 July) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $18,000
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NERO, (A.D. 54-68), gold aureus, issued c.65-66, Rome mint, (7.30 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Nero, around NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, rev. Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, IVPPITER CVSTOS around, (S.1930, RIC 52, BMC 67, C.118). A nice example with golden red patination, nearly extremely fine or better and very rare in this condition, rare.
The Issue is in all probability a reference to Nero's deliverance from the conspiracy of C. Calpurnius Piso in A.D. 65.
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