I saw a post recently in which someone mentioned not seeing enough ancient coins. It seems like the recent topics are nearly all ancient coins now! In any case, I wanted to show a recent acquirement. I finally found a coin category that my wife fully endorses: Biblical era coins. Here is a tetradrachm from Nero. It is my favorite ancient I own. The toning is very even, and the strike is about as centered as I've seen. Now a question: Early Geek Tetradrachms seem to generally weigh above 16 grams. Did tetradrachms get reduced in content as time went on?
NERO AR Tetradrachm OBVERSE: NERWN KAISAR SEBASTOS, laureate bust right, wearing aegis REVERSE: ETOYS BIP.I, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread, palm to right. Struck at Antioch Regnal year 10, Caesarian year 112 = 63 AD 10.7g, 23mm RPC 4189
