EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Poppaea. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.63 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 62/3).

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Poppaea. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.63 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 62/3). Laureate head of Nero right / ΠOΠΠAIA CЄBACTOY, draped bust of Poppaea Sabina right; before, star; across field, L ЄNA (date). Köln 155; Dattari (Savio) 194; K&G 14.73 corr. (obv. legend); RPC I 5267; Emmett 128.9 (R3). Toned, some porosity. Near VF. Rare.

Rare issue for the first year of Poppaea being introduced on Nero’s Alexandrian coinage, with Nero still being depicted wearing a laurel wreath versus the radiate crown of later years.

Closing Date and Time: 20 July 2022 at 11:35:00 ET.

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