I just won this auction on Ebay, my first coin of Nero Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. Bare head left, with globe at point of bust / Genius standing left, sacrificing from patera over lighted altar and holding cornucopia. RIC I 534; Lyon 230; WCN 595. 10,07g, 29mm It's corroded, but it was fairly cheap (around $26 US) does it look like anything bad has been done to this coin (cleaning, smoothing ,tooling etc..)
Nero? Here's my Nero. Like yours, a less expensive example: Nero AD 54-68 Ae as, 28mm, 8.2g, 6h; Lugdunum mint Obv.: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P with small globe at point of bust; Bare head left Rev.: Victory flying left, holding shield [inscribed SPQR] Ref.: RIC 544 This one was fun to attribute because this coin has had a rough past. The obverse legend is a little easier to read in hand, with a magnifying glass
And one of mine: NERO AE As OBVERSE: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP - Laureate head right REVERSE: No legend - Victory advancing left, holding shield Struck at Rome, 65AD 8.5g, 26mm RIC 312, BMC 241, S 1976
Nero ... why yes, I do have an example of that fellow => SPQR lookin' pretty hot on Victory's shield (I love this coin)
It's difficult to tell from a photo but it looks like it's been over cleaned, the patina is about gone or pretty thin. It looks like the encrustations have been removed leaving many pits. It's still a good coin for $26 and I'd definitely take it for a budget example. The coin has nearly full legends which is good. I have a slot filler that is lower grade than yours. Planning on getting a better one later on but it's low priority for me.
