NeroLyreDupondius

AE Nero As 54-68 A.D. (7.72g) Orichalcum As c.64 A.D. Lugdunum Mint O: NERO CLAUD CAESAR GERMANI; Laur.hd.r.; RIC 380; MacDowall 537 R: PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP PP; Nero walking r. wearing robes of Apollo and playing lyre; in ex., I G: ex. Leu 71, 312; ex. Niklovitz collection, Leo Hamburger, Oct. 19, 1925, lot 599; RIC rarity R2; "Rare and exceptional condition for this popular type". Brown patina with brassy highlights. Very high relief portrait. EF S: Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. 1/16/98