Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61373, Lot 22099
Ancients
Nero, as Augustus (AD 54-68). AE as (26mm, 6h). ANACS VF 35. Lugdunum, AD 65. IMP NERO CAESAR•AVG P MAX TR P P P, bare head of Nero right left / Victory flying left, shield inscribed SPQR in right hand; S-C across fields. RIC I 544. Great patination. Sienna and aquamarine in the field frame the maple of Nero's bust.
The broad, flat style of this type and the extended bust ending in a globe (partially off the flan) clearly mark this sestertius as a product of the Lugdunum (Lyon) mint....