EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 12.99 g, 11h). Dated RY 3 (AD 56/7). Near VF.

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Lot: 367.
Closing Date: Jul 31 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 (24.5mm, 12.99 g, 11h). Dated RY 3 (AD 56/7). Laureate head right / NEO • AΓAΘ • ΔAIM, serpent Agathodaemon erect right, crowned with skhent, with grain ears and poppies in its coils, L Γ (date) to right. Köln 113; Dattari (Savio) 265; K&G 14.6; RPC I 5210; Emmett 106.3. Toned, porosity, small obverse scrape. Near VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Fred B. Shore, 25 July 1989.

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

Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 12:02:00 ET.

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