ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Nero (54-68). Sesterce ND (c.64), Rome. Av. NERO CLAUD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Laureate bust left, remainder of aegis on left shoulder. Rv. S/C. Decorated triumphal arch, with laurel wreath, surmounted by a quadriga led by the Emperor, between Victory and Peace, and two soldiers. Statue of Mars on the side, with spear and shield. RIC.143 ; Oriharukon - 27.61 g - 34.5 mm - 5 h From a sale Munzhandlung Basel 8, 22 March 1937, n° 591 then Glendining & C° LTD, 23 November 1966, n° 105. NGC XF 5/5 3/5 Fine Style (8585318-006). Fine strike, centred, with clear relief. Beautiful brown patina with minimal black concretions. TTB to Superb.