EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). Near VF.

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Lot: 504.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). Radiate bust left, wearing aegis; L IΓ (date) below chin / ΣEBAΣTOΦOPOΣ, Corbita with helmsman under sail to right; two dolphins in water below. Köln 184-6; Dattari (Savio) 1263; K&G 14.99 corr. (obv. legend); RPC I 5296; Emmett 121.13. Brown patina, deposit on reverse. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, 16 October 1989.

The type most likely commemorates Nero’s visit to Greece in AD 66-67.

Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:47:40 ET.

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