EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.18 g, 11h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). VF.

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Lot: 496.
Closing Date: May 1 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Orichalcum

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.18 g, 11h). 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. Find patina with trace deposits. VF.

There appear to be two different varieties of this type – one with dolphins and one without. The type most likely commemorates Nero’s visit to Greece in AD 66-67.

Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 12:45:00 ET.

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