Lot 329
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 56/7).
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Sold
$190
Est.
$100
Bids: 15
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Description
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.04 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, minor roughness. 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: 20 April 2022 at 11:49:20 ET.