Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 73 | Auction date: 13 September 2006 |
Lot number: 858 | |
Lot description: Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (26.34 g, 8h). Uncertain Thracian mint. Laureate head right / DECVRSIO, Nero on horseback right, holding spear; behind, soldier advancing right; before, soldier, advancing right, head left, holding vexillum and shield. RIC I -; von Kaenel, "Britannicus, Agrippina Minor und Nero in Thrakien," SNR 63 (1984), -; BMCRE -; Cohen -. . VF, black green patina with areas of light olive overtones. Unpublished in the standard references. Exceptional quality for a Thracian mint issue. Estimate: $2000 |