Nero, as Caesar, AR Denarius. Rome, AD 51-54. NERONI CLAVDIO [DRVSO] GERM COS DESIGN, bare-headed and draped bust to right / EQVESTER OR-DO PRINCIPI IVVENT in four lines on shield, behind which stands a spear. RIC I 79 (Claudius); BMCRE 93 (Claudius); RSC 97. 3.45g, 17mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine; a high-relief and attractive portrait of young Nero.
Ex Bolaffi Spa, Auction 38, 10 December 2020, lot 53;
Ex Barry Feirstein Collection (Part III), Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 42, 20 November 2007, lot 313;
Privately purchased from Stacks.
Price realized | 650 GBP |
Starting price | 450 GBP |
Estimate | 750 GBP |