1043. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.69 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 46-47. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Constantia seated left on curule chair, feet on footstool, raising right hand. RIC I 32; von Kaenel Type 25 (unlisted dies); RSC 8; BMCRE 31; BN 48 (Lyon). Near EF, toned. ($1500) Ex Gorny & Mosch 125 (13 October 2003), lot 399.
Very Rare Balkan Sestertius of Nero as Caesar
1044. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 21.80 g, 6h). Uncertain Balkan/Thracian mint. Struck AD 5154. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERMANICO COS DESIG, bareheaded and draped bust right / EQVESTER/ OR DO/ PRINCIPI/ IVVENT in four lines on shield; vertical spear behind. RIC I 108 (Claudius); von Kaenel, Thrakien Type A, N3, dies O3/R3; BMCRE p. 195 note, pl. 37, 4; Cohen 99. Good VF, green patina, a few gentle cleaning marks. Excellent condition for this rare issue. ($10,000)
1045. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. NERO CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • GER • P • M • TR • P • IMP • P • P •, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / S C across field, triumphal arch, showing the front, with a wreath hung across it, surmounted by emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars in side niche; the faces and plinths of the arch are ornamented with elaborate reliefs. RIC I 143; WCN 126; BMCRE 183; BN 303. Good VF, green patina, minor roughness. Great architecture. ($2000) Ex UBS 83 (8 September 2009), lot 179; C. Crippa 1971.
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