Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Web Auction 92 - Greek, Roman, Byzantine Coins and Numismatic Literature III part - Greek, Roman, Byzantine Coins
Sunday 4 October 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +00:00)
Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Rome, AD 64. AE (g 22,50; mm 37; h 7). NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, Laureate head r., Rv. […]PORT AVG, Port of Ostia: seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharus surmounted by
Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Rome, AD 64. AE (g 22,50; mm 37; h 7). NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, Laureate head r., Rv. […]PORT AVG, Port of Ostia: seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharus surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder in r. hand and dolphin in l.; to l., crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to r., crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips. Cf. RIC 183. Green patina, very fine - good very fine