EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 58/9). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 565
Lot: 503.
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 (25.5mm, 13.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 58/9). Laureate head right / NEO AΓAΘ ΔAIM, serpent Agathodaemon erect to right, crowned with skhent, coiled around poppies and grain ears; L E (date) in right field. Köln 131-2; Dattari (Savio) 268; K&G 14.42 corr. (obv. legend); RPC I 5240; Emmett 106.5. Dark brown patina, small patches of roughness. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 1010.

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

Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:47:20 ET.

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