Nero, 54-68. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34 mm, 27.60 g, 7 h),

Nero, 54-68. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34 mm, 27.60 g, 7 h), Lugdunum, circa 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head of Nero to left; globe at point of neck. Rev. PACE P R TERRA•MARIQ PARTA IANVM•CLVSIT• / S - C Temple of Janus with latticed window on the left and a garland hung across the closed double doors to the right. BMC 320. Cohen -. RIC 439. A lovely coin with a beautifully detailed rendering of the closed Temple of Janus on the reverse. About extremely fine.


From a Bavarian collection of Roman Imperial bronze coins, Leu 7, 24-25 October 2020, 1549, ex Helios 4, 14 October 2009, 263, from the collection of J. K. Schmidt, Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002, 1539 and ex Gorny & Mosch 89, 5 May 1998, 412.