EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 12.35 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 57/8). VF.

Electronic Auction 575
Lot: 350.
Closing Date: Nov 20 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 12.35 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 57/8). Laureate head right / NEO • AΓAΘ • ΔAIM, serpent Agathodaemon erect right, crowned with skhent, with grain ears and poppies in its coils, L barred Δ (date) to right. Köln 127 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 266; K&G 14.24; RPC I 5230; Emmett 106.4. Lightly toned with hints of luster, slight porosity, trace deposits on reverse. VF. Rare.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 10 July 1994.

While the appearance of the serpent Agathodaemon on Alexandrian coinage is relatively common, coins naming him are quite rare.

Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 11:56:20 ET.

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