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Monthly Auction 61210  –  17 May 2021

Heritage Auctions, Monthly Auction 61210

A Special Collection of Ancient Coins

Mo, 17.05.2021, from 3:00 AM CEST
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Nero (AD 54-68). AE sestertius (37mm, 21.07 gm, 7h). ANACS VF 25, tooled, smoothed. Lugdunum, AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero right; globe at point of truncation / Triumphal arch, garland hung across opening, surmounted by the emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars standing facing in side niche, S-C across fields. RIC I 392. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 436 (23 January 2019), lot 532 Sear Millennium 1962 describes this arch as "one decreed by the Senate in AD 58 to commemorate the Eastern victory of Cn. Domitius Corbulo and located on Capitoline Hill, but its exact site is uncertain." Nero had Corbulo executed because he felt threatened by the general's great popularity, and the fear that this act caused within the military leadership in part lead to its disaffection with the regime and eventual revolt. Unfortunately, this arch no longer exists and is known only through depictions on coins.

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