ROMAN. Nero, with Agrippina Junior. A.D. 54-68. Silver Denarius (3.27g). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck December A.D. 54. Bare head of Nero right, facing draped bust of Agrippina Junior left / EX S C within oak wreath. RIC I 2 (Rome); WCN 36; Lyon 5 (unlisted dies); RSC 7. gVF. This denarius was struck just after the death of Claudius in A.D. 54, showing Nero facing his mother Agrippina as though they shared power over the Roman world. For a brief moment, it advertised a joint rule shaped by her influence before Nero pushed her aside and had her killed. The coin preserves the short-lived image of a mother and son ruling together. For the type see; CNG Auction 105, lot 823, hammered USD 4,750. (P)

Estimate: AUD 2500