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LOT 3098
Nero AR Denarius. AD 54-68.
Rome mint; struck AD 65-66. [NERO CAESAR] AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / VESTA, hexastyle temple of Vesta with domed roof, set on podium of four steps; within, statue of Vesta seated, holding patera in right hand and long sceptre in left. RIC I 62; RSC 335. Extremely Fine. A little off-centre.(3.46gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 21, 31 October 2015, lot 749.
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