Nero's Mirror: A Sesterce And A Small Roman Mirror
Nero's mirror.
Bottom of a box featuring the reverse side of a Nero sesterce (the lid, which featured the obverse side of the sesterce with the portrait, is missing)
and a mirror (which has fused to the inside over time).
Bronze.
1st century (after 64).
Diameter: 34 mm.
11.85 g.
Type II in the typology of Paul-André Besombes, "Les miroirs de Néron" in Revue Numismatique n°153, 1998, pp. 119-140.
A very rare and charming coin-like object.
Provenance : private collection, Lyon, France.
650 €
Period: Before 16th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Good condition
Material: Bronze
Reference (ID): 1797877
Availability: In stock
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