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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 276 | Auction date: 21 March 2012 |
| Lot number: 382 | |
| Lot description: Roman Imperial Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.25 g, 1h). Uncertain Balkan mint. Struck circa AD 64. NERO CLAVDIVS CAES AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right / Triumphal arch with wreath hung between pillars surmounted by statuary group of Nero in quadriga, escorted by Victory and Pax and flanked by soldiers; statue of Mars in niche on left side of arch. RIC I -; cf. RPC I 1758. Near VF, green patina, light roughness and cleaning marks, strengthening of a few of the letters. 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 (ΓAL KAI and GALBA) that were used to countermark provincial Perinthan issues. Estimate: $500 |  |
