★ Outstanding & Impressive ★

Nero (AD 54–68).
As (AE, 24 mm, 7.65 g), Rome mint, AD 64.
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P Head of Nero, laureate, right / GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing, head left, nude to waist, sacrificing from patera in his extended right hand over a lit altar at his feet, holding a cornucopia in his left arm; S – C across fields, I surmounted by crossbar (mark of value) in exergue.
RIC 214; Cohen 107; BMC 252; CBN 322.
Highly impressive specimen of fine style with a bold portrait and a very attractive depiction of the Genius Augusti. Expertly and carefully cleaned. Dark green/brown patina. Extremely fine.

An exceptional coin of fine style. Probably the best specimen of this type in existence.