Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 1979 Session 7 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $600
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SOLD $720
NERO, (A.D. 54-68), silver denarius, issued c.65-66, Rome mint, (3.122 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Nero, around [NERO C]AESAR AVGVSTVS, rev. Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, IVPPITER CVSTOS around, (cf.S.1943, RIC 45, BMC 74, RSC 119). A nice example, dull grey patina, very fine/good fine and rare in this condition.
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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