Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 2156 Session 7 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
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SOLD $700
NERO, (A.D. 54-68), AE sestertius, issued c.66, Lugdunum mint, (28.03 grams), obv. laureate head to left of Nero, around IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT PP, rev. Arch with quadriga above, Mars standing in left niche, S C across field, (S.1962, RIC 500, BMC 333). Very fine/good fine, attractive light brown patina, rare.
The arch has been identified as that decreed by the Senate in A.D. 58 (Tacitus Annals xiii, 41) to commemorate the eastern victories of Cn. Domitius Corbulo. It was located on the Capitoline Hill but its exact site is uncertain, the structure probably having been demolished following Nero's downfall a decade later.
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Estimate $500
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