Nero/Tiberius tetradrachm

Got a late b-day/x-mas present today from my best friend


Nero & Tiberius Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 13.

Egypt, Alexandria. Nero. Year 13 (66/67 AD). Billon Tetradrachm (12.92 gm, 24mm). NERW KL[AV SEB GER AV], radiate bust left wearing aegis / TIBERIO[S KAISAR], laureate head of Tiberius right. Köln 187ff.; Milne 256ff.; Curtis 175ff. VF, toned

the toning is a little darker in hand

 

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OO, nice coin! Alexandrians are awesome!

stainless

 

thanks I had one on my wishlist that looked like it went through a garbage disposol so I'm pretty stoked that he got it for me

Finaly I have and ancient morgan dollar

 

Congrats! That's very nice, and it's definitely much better than my example of this type:

 

thanks I like the portrait style on yours too. some of them look kinda cartoony

 

you know they almost look like die matchs, almost

 

thanks you have some great coins too

 

You know, these seem fairly common, but I dont see too many people with them in their collections, well at least as much as I thought I would . I'm pretty happy I got mine, but I'm wondering are these just not as popuplar?

 

Nice one Randy

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Nice one Randy

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Nice ones are not all that common and many collectors don't like common and less attractive coins. Nero/Alexandria is particularly unattractive because of the poor metal he used there. They prefer either Imperials or Rare Cities in bronze to poor metal billons. The 'high class' coins of Alexandria are the big bronzes. I have three not too attractive Nero tets but I'm not very classy.

This is my favorite Alexandria tetradrachm: Julia Domna year 2 (194 AD):

 

Thanks I admit I dont like billon, and mine feels a bit grainy, and many do have a grainny look. I still love it though.

I dont think I have any high class coins in my collection lol

 

Nonsense, that Tetradrachm is awesome! (you still have that right?).

stainless

 

alexander III tet?
thanks I still have it, its one of my favorates so it staying in my collection for ever
Its the most exspensive I have and nicest out of all , but I guess the rev. is poorly done, which it part of the reason some thought it was fake lol (its not fake), and the toning may be artificial. It has a small gouge on the rev. too that looks more recent (before I got it). All these things dont bother me though. Still very happy with it.


edit: heres a link if anyone wants to see it
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-40517

 

btw dont get me wrong I love all my coins