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LOT 2841
Nero AE Sestertius. AD 54-68.
Rome mint; struck AD 64. [NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P], laureate head to right, with aegis / Triumphal arch surmounted by emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars holding spear and shield in niche on left side of arch; S C across fields. RIC I 143; BMCRE 330. Fine.(32.29gr, 35mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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