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Nero (54-68). AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck c. 65-66 AD. Obv. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right. Rev. VESTA. Hexastyle temple faςade; within, Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera and long sceptre. RIC I (2nd ed.) 62. 3.37 g. 19.00 mm. R. An outstanding example, struck on unusually broad flan. Sound metal, brilliant and lightly toned, some dark deposits on reverse. About EF/Good VF.