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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7404928, member: 110350"]My only Nero tetradrachm from Alexandria appears to be the same type (and same year) as [USER=112342]@JayAg47[/USER]'s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 12 (65/66 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Radiate bust of Nero with aegis, right, ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ / Rev. Bust of Alexandria, right, wearing elephant headdress, AYTO-KPA around, LIB [Year 12] in right field. RPC I 5289, Emmett 109.12, Milne 238, K&G 14.88. 20x23 mm., 12.11 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287597[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It's very true that Roman Alexandrian tetradrachms later than a certain point have much less silver than other Roman Provincial tets (and often look like they have no silver at all in them) -- so much so that they're always described as billon (= <50% silver, usually much less), rather than AR. But this particular Alexandrian tet, the earliest I have, happens to look more much silvery than any of the others (except for my one Claudius tet), even though it's also described as billon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7404928, member: 110350"]My only Nero tetradrachm from Alexandria appears to be the same type (and same year) as [USER=112342]@JayAg47[/USER]'s. Nero, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 12 (65/66 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Radiate bust of Nero with aegis, right, ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ / Rev. Bust of Alexandria, right, wearing elephant headdress, AYTO-KPA around, LIB [Year 12] in right field. RPC I 5289, Emmett 109.12, Milne 238, K&G 14.88. 20x23 mm., 12.11 g. [ATTACH=full]1287597[/ATTACH] It's very true that Roman Alexandrian tetradrachms later than a certain point have much less silver than other Roman Provincial tets (and often look like they have no silver at all in them) -- so much so that they're always described as billon (= <50% silver, usually much less), rather than AR. But this particular Alexandrian tet, the earliest I have, happens to look more much silvery than any of the others (except for my one Claudius tet), even though it's also described as billon.[/QUOTE]
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