| Oslo Myntgalleri AS > Auction 38 | Auction date: 4 May 2023 |
| Lot number: 893 Price realized: To Be Posted | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Nero, AD 54-68. Æ sestertius (35 mm; 24,71 g). Lugdunum mint, struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right, globe at point of neck / Birds-eye view of the port of Ostia; eight ships at port, pharos surmounted by statue of Neptune in upper field and a reclining figure of Tiber, holding rudder and dolphin, in lower field; all surrounded by crecent-shaped piers on the left and crescent-shaped breakwaters on the right. Some corrosion and porosity in fields, but still a handsome specimen of this enigmatic type boasting an impressive portrait of Nero and a clear and well detailed depiction of the port of Ostia. A fine dark-green patina. Rare., RIC I 440, BMCRE 323, BN 75, Grade: 1+, From the Frederick S. Knobloch Collection; Ex Stack´s, Sale 1-3.5.1980, lot 208; Ex The New York Sale XXXIV, 6.1.2015, lot 541. Purchased from Oslo Myntgalleri AS in March 2016 Starting price: 45000 NOK |  |
