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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Divus Augustus. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.24 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). VF.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Divus Augustus. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.24 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). Radiate bust of Nero left, wearing aegis; L IΓ (date) before / ΘEOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ, radiate head of Augustus right. Köln 177-80; Dattari (Savio) 184; K&G 14.100 corr. (obv. legend); RPC I 5294; Emmett 113.13; William E. Metcalf, “Two Alexandrian Hoards. 1. A Hoard of Forgeries from Luxor,” (Revue Belge de Numismatique Vol. CXXII, 1976, pp. 65-69) Obv. VII/Rev. 13 (same dies). Toned, light roughness, edge flaws. VF.
According to Metcalf’s article: “Thus a hoard of Alexandrian forgeries in the collection of the American Numismatic Society is of particular interest. It was acquired at Luxor in March, 1908, by the late E. T. Newell. The 76 pieces still in the ANS may or may not represent the entire hoard, since Newell was in the habit of disposing of duplicate or damaged specimens; but the presence of many die-duplicates suggests that the hoard was not systematically culled.”
This cataloguer has seen about a half dozen of these forgeries over the years, and they are all die matches to the coins published by Metcalf in 1976. In any case, contemporary counterfeits of Alexandrian coins, as noted by Metcalf, are extremely rare.
Closing Date and Time: 2 April 2025 at 13:34:40 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
According to Metcalf’s article: “Thus a hoard of Alexandrian forgeries in the collection of the American Numismatic Society is of particular interest. It was acquired at Luxor in March, 1908, by the late E. T. Newell. The 76 pieces still in the ANS may or may not represent the entire hoard, since Newell was in the habit of disposing of duplicate or damaged specimens; but the presence of many die-duplicates suggests that the hoard was not systematically culled.”
This cataloguer has seen about a half dozen of these forgeries over the years, and they are all die matches to the coins published by Metcalf in 1976. In any case, contemporary counterfeits of Alexandrian coins, as noted by Metcalf, are extremely rare.
Closing Date and Time: 2 April 2025 at 13:34:40 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
