CNG 96 Virtual Catalog

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754. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.07 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Annona standing right, holding cornucopia, facing Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch; between them, modius on garlanded altar, ship’s stern in background. RIC I 391; WCN 412; Lyon 72. Good VF, two-tone brown patina, minor flan flaws, die shift on obverse. ($1000)

755. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.30 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. Laureate head left; globe at point of neck / Triumphal arch surmounted by emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars in side niche. RIC I 500; WCN 452; Lyon 191. VF, brown patina, some roughness, mark at edge on reverse. ($500) From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12336.

756. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 22.75 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 67. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Nero on horseback riding right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback riding right, holding vexillum. RIC I 582; WCN 469; Lyon 266. VF, dark gray and brown patina, hairline flan crack, some roughness. ($500) From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12334.

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