EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.19 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 56/7). Near VF.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.19 g, 12h). 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, light porosity. Near VF.

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

Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 12:30:00 ET.

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