★ Ex Schulman 1971 ★

Roman Empire. Nero augustus, 54 – 68.
Sestertius circa 65, Æ 25.85 g. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head r. Rev. S – C Triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and left side; above, Nero in a facing quadriga escorted by Pax and Victory; on the extreme l. and r., below the level of the quadriga, figures of soldiers; in a niche in the side, statue of Mars standing; the faces and plinths of the arch are ornamented with elaborate reliefs. C 307. BMC 183 var. (with aegis). RIC 143 var. (with aegis). CBN 303 var. (with aegis).
Struck in high relief and on an exceptionally broad flan. Brown patina with some
tooling in fields, otherwise good very fine

Ex Schulman 254, 1971, 3317; Seaby bulletin 01 October 1977, 805c and NAC K, 2000, 1616 sales.