Tetradrachm of Nero

Title

Tetradrachm of Nero

Inventory Number

DN 151

Materials

Billon

Weight

9.94 g

Diameter

23 g

Mint

Alexandria in Egypt

Description

Obverse: Radiate bust of Nero, l. Before the neck LIΓ (year 13). Legend partially readable: NEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV. Reverse: Laureate portrait of Tiberius facing right. Legend: TIBEPIOΣ KAIΣAP. Accretions on both sides.

Date

66/67 AD

Bibliography

Unpublished

Comparisons

RPC I, no. 5295; Dattari, no. 185; Milne, no. 256; Emmett, no. 134.

Files

DN_151_verso_47 resized.jpg
DN_151_45 recto resized.jpg
Date Added
November 22, 2017
Collection
Roman Coins
Item Type
Ancient Coin
Citation
“Tetradrachm of Nero,” Diniacopoulos Coin Collection, accessed April 16, 2024, https://diniacopoulos.omeka.net/items/show/18.