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| Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 75 | Auction date: 23 May 2007 |
| Lot number: 1010 | |
| Lot description: Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (29.46 g, 1h). Uncertain Balkan mint, possibly Perinthus in Thrace. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis; countermark: GAL KA[I] in incuse rectangle / Large S C flanking triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and left side; above, Nero in facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm, and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopia; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two small figures of soldiers; on left side of arch in niche, figure of Mars standing facing, holding spear and round shield. RIC I -; cf. RPC I 1758; CNG 60, 1541 for another from the same dies. Near VF, dark green patina. Very rare. Recent scholarship suggests that this rare issue of aes coinage with Latin legends was struck at Perinthus. The style is quite distinct from the two western issues of Rome and Lugdunum, and there is nothing in common with the Latin issues of Antioch or Corinth. Provenance, when known, is almost always in the northwest Balkan area. In addition, the coins are frequently encountered countermarked with Galban stamps (GAL KAI and GALBA) that were used to countermark provincial Perinthus issues. Estimate: $750 |  |
