In amongst all of the Republican coins that I purchased recently, I purchased a couple of others, and one was this Nero Tet. NERO 67/68 A.D. (Year 14, Alexandria) Billon Tetradrachm 24 mm., 13.36 gm., Obv: NEΡΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEΡ AV, radiate bust left, wearing aegis,LIΔ to left. Rev: HPA APGEIA, Veiled and draped bust of Hera Argeia right, star to right. BMC 133; Dattari 236; Milne 297
That is a very interesting coin with a not so common reverse. I have one with a bust of Alexandria which I believe to be more common than Hera. NERO AR Billon Tetradrachm OBVERSE: NERW KLAV KAIS SEB GER, radiate bust right, wearing aegis REVERSE: AVTOKPA, draped bust of Alexandria right in elephant skin headdress, LIB to right, year 12 Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 65/6AD 10.8g, 28mm Köln 172-174; Curtis 36-54, Dattari 204, SGI 633, RPC 5289.
Great tet! Poppaea (63 - 65 A.D.) Billon tetradrachm O: NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AY, radiate head right. R.ΠOΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, date LI right (year 10). Alexandria mint 63 - 64 A.D. 12.5g 25mm Milne 216, Curtis 132, RPC I 5275, Geissen 157
All the posts are definitely interesting examples of Tetradrachms! Those reverses are way more appealing than just another eagle (IMHO): I have one from the Antioch mint...unfortunately after playing around with an old photo, I never got around to a proper re-shoot:
I love these 1st-century Alexandrian tets that are larger and finer than later issues. By sheer coincidence, I have one that some of you might be interested in the next time my coin truck drives through your neighborhood. (It's like the ice-cream truck, but it plays Respighi's Fountains of Rome.) Egypt, Alexandria. Nero, AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/67). Obv.: Radiate bust left, wearing aegis; L IΓ (date) before. Rev.: AKTIOΣ [AΠOΛΛΩ]N, laureate bust right of Apollo Aktios, slight drapery, quiver behind shoulder. Reference: Emmett 111.13 (R4)
Antioch, Syria Nero Regnal year 8, Caesarian year 110, (AD 61/62) AR Tetradrachm 25 mm x 14.05 grams Obverse: NERWNOS KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Laureate bust right, wearing aegis. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch before, H/IP behind. Ref: RPC4182 Ex: "Wrastled" from the @Ancientnoob hoard...
Ah- I now have no Nero tet to show, can I use Octavian from Syria? Roman Empire Syria, Antiochia ad Orontem Augustus Octavian (r. BC 27 - AD 14) AR Tetradrachm 26 mm x 14.82 grams Struck 26 of the Actian Era and Cos. 12 (BC 5) Obverse: Laureate bust of Octavian right. Greek Legend - KAIΣOAPΣΣE BAΣTOY (Caesar Augustus) Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated on a rock to right, holding a palm-branch, the river-god Orontes swimming at her feet, YΠA monogram, IB (Cos. 12) and ANT (in monogram) in field. Greek Legend - ETOVΣ - CK - NIKHΣ, CK ( 26 yrs After the Victory) Ref: RPC 4151
(If we are allowing 'Eagles', then,) the O.P. coin has a 'buddy'. NERO Emperor 64-65 A.D. Nephew of Caligula, adopted by Claudius. Billon Tetradrachm 24 mm., 13 gm., Obv:NEPW KLAV KAI SEB GEP, radiate bust right wearing aegis. Rev: AVTOKPA, eagle walking left with palm branch over far wing, date LIA to left. Regnal year 11, Egypt, Alexandria mint. RPC I. Alexandria 5283; Koln 163;
If time has left this post behind forgive and ignore me but this arrived today, it's very cool I think, and cheap for a Nero coin. Nero billon tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt, r. Actian Apollo, LIΔ ry.14 67-68AD obv. NEPΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ AV, radiate head of Nero left, wearing aegis, LIΔ in left field rev. ΑΚΤΙΟΣ ΑΠ[ΟΛΛΩΝ], laureate bust of Actian Apollo with quiver mint: Alexandria mintmark: - composition: billon max. diameter: 27mm weight: 10.6g reference: Dattari 206, Milne 287, RPC 5311
