ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Nero (54-68). Denarius ND (c.51), Rome. Av. NERO CLAVD CAES DRVSVS GERM PRINC IVVENT. Bust, bareheaded, left, draped and cuirassed, seen three-quarters forward. Rv. SACERD COOPT IN OMN CONL SVPRA NVM EX S C. Simpulum left above tripod and lituus right above patera. RIC.77 ; Silver - 2.83 g - 18 mm - 5 h NGC Ch VF 5/5 3/5 visible core (8585318-015). Denarius for Nero Caesar, struck under Claudius. Probably cored, the plating removed on the instruments on the reverse. With a delicate grey patina. Superb.