Nero.  AE Sestertius, Lyons mint, 66 AD.

Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT PP, Laureate bust left, 
globe at point of bust.
Rev: S-C to left and right of triumphal arch, hung with 
wreath across front and left side; above, the emperor in 
facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory, holding wreath 
and palm, and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; 
just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two 
small figures of soldiers; in a niche on left side of arch, 
figure of Mars standing facing, holding spear and shield; 
ornamental reliefs on the faces and plinths of the arch.

RIC 500; BMC 333; Macdowall 452.

With permission of Numismatica Ars Classica, auction 144, lot 1038, May 2024.