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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Tiberius. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.88 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). VF.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Tiberius. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.88 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). Radiate bust of Nero right, wearing aegis; L IΓ (retrograde date) before / TIBEPIOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head of Tiberius left. Cf. Köln 187-9; cf. Dattari (Savio) pl. 317, 87 (same dies); cf. K&G 14.101 corr. (obv. legend); Curtis 175A (this coin); cf. RPC I 5295.16; cf. Emmett 134.13; William E. Metcalf, “Two Alexandrian Hoards. 1. A Hoard of Forgeries from Luxor,” (Revue Belge de Numismatique Vol. CXXII, 1976, pp. 65-69) Obv. VI/Rev. 10 (same dies). Brown patina, slight roughness. VF. Extremely rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 10 April 1999. Ex Col. James W. Curtis Collection; Luxor Hoard, acquired by E.T. Newell, March 1908.
Closing Date and Time: 16 April 2025 at 12:54:00 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 10 April 1999. Ex Col. James W. Curtis Collection; Luxor Hoard, acquired by E.T. Newell, March 1908.
Closing Date and Time: 16 April 2025 at 12:54:00 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
