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Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Rome, 64; (25,88 g; 33 mm; 6 h)
NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P Laureate bust of Nero to l.; Rv. AVGVST[I] – [S POR OST C] Bird's-eye view of the harbour of Ostia: at the top, pharos surmounted by statue of Neptune l.; at the bottom, reclining figure of Tiber l.; to l., crescent-shaped pier with porticoM to r., crescent-shaped row of breakwaters; withing the central harbour, six ships. RIC 183 var. (bust); Cohen 40 var. Riverine patina with red hues on the reverse. Good very fine. Very rare.
Ex InAsta 30, lot 183.
Live auction 347
RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins
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