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LOT 3312
Nero AE Sestertius. AD 67. Roma mint.
IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P XIII P P, laureate head to right / Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding long sceptre and resting left arm on shield, S C across field, ROMA in exergue. RIC I 356; Cohen 284; BMCRE 114; BN 427-428; WCN 168. Extremely Fine. Professionally cleaned and slightly smoothed in the fields.(25.97gr, 36mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3312
Nero AE Sestertius.
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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