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Auction: 11USA - Summer Rare Coin Auction
Lot: 35

Roman Empire. Nero, 54-68 AD. AV Aureus (7.4gms) Rome. obv.: Laureate head right. rev.: Jupiter Custos seated left; holds a thunderbolt and a scepter. RIC 52. Refers to escape from assassination plot of C. Calpurnius Piso. Magnificent high relief portrait of Nero, wonderful Herohiny style. Lustrous Extremely Fine. Estimate US$ 9,000-10,000

Sold for
$7,250