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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 471 | Auction date: 1 July 2020 |
| Lot number: 246 | |
| Lot description: Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.34 g, 7h). Uncertain Balkan/Thracian mint. Struck circa AD 63. Laureate head right / DECVRSIO, Nero on horseback right, holding spear; to left, soldier advancing right; to right, soldier advancing right, head left, holding vexillum and shield. Cf. RIC I 107; cf. WCN 79; von Kaenel, "Britannicus, Agrippina Minor und Nero in Thrakien," SNR 63 (1984), –; BMCRE –; Cohen –; CNG E-128, lot 299. Black green patina with areas of light olive overtones. VF. Centration mark on obverse is clear, the tell-tale sign that this coin was not struck in Rome. Rare. Unpublished in the standard references. Exceptional quality for a Thracian mint issue. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 858; Classsical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 93 (7 July 2004), lot 80; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 840. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
