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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     601541      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     NERO Date Ruled:     A.D. 54-68 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Weight:     25.31 g Obverse Legend:     NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IM[P P?] Obverse Description:     Laureate head right, wearing aegis Reverse Legend:     S C Reverse Description:     Triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and left side; above, Nero in facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm, and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two soldiers (torch bearers?) flanking quadriga, statue of Mars in side niche of arch Mint:     Uncertain Balkan Primary Reference:     RIC - Reference2:     BMCRE - Reference3:     RPC I 1758 Cf. Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=21008 Grade:     Good Fine, dark olive-green patina Notes:     Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1541. Recent scholarship suggests that this rare issue of aes coinage with Latin legends was struck at Perinthus. The style is quite distinct from the two western issues of Rome and Lugdunum, and there is nothing in common with the Latin issues of Antioch or Corinth. Provenance, when known, is almost always in the northwest Balkan area. In addition, the coins are frequently encountered countermarked with Galban stamps (GAL KAI and GALBA) that were used to countermark provincial Perinthan issues.

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