| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 690 Price realized: 2,250 USD (Approx. 2,061 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.09 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right, globe at point of neck / S C across field, triumphal arch, showing the front, with a wreath hung across it, surmounted by the emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars in side niche; the faces and plinths of the arch are ornamented with elaborate reliefs. RIC I 432; WCN 422; Lyon 113; BMCRE 329; BN 77; Kleiner 22a. Brown patina, some brassy highlights, small flan flaw on obverse, short hairline flan crack. Near EF. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 819; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 4 (3 December 1985), lot 462. This monumental triumphal arch was erected by Nero to commemorate Roman military campaigns against the Parthians in Mesopotamia and Armenia. Although not particularly successful in a military sense, with Paetus losing almost his entire army at Randeia in Armenia, the war did end with a peace treaty favorable to Rome that was upheld for nearly fifty years. This coin type is vitally important for architectural historians as the arch's appearance is only known through its depiction on the coins. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
