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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 8290676, member: 21445&quot;]Good to see it arrives. I have 3 coins that have been in customs for years now, probably to never see my mug in-person.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a nice Nero even with the uneven Patina. And nothing wrong with a selfie. </p><p><br /></p><p>I own many Nero&#039;s but this one is always a forum favorite.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2F6qvFWT3L%2Fnerosnake.jpg&amp;hash=01f4c37bda3994aa75e756e9e77144dc" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nero (54 - 68 A.D.)</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria</p><p>Billon Tetradrachm</p><p>O: NEΡΩ KΛAY KAIS SEBA GEP AVTO, laureate head right.</p><p>R: NEO AGAQ DAIM, Agathodaemon serpent, coiled with head up, holding poppies and grain ears, L ς (date) to left. Year 6.</p><p>23mm</p><p>13.11g</p><p>Milne 203; Emmett 106.6 (R4) ; RPC 5260</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Agathodaemon was a good spirit/demon that was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians.</b></p><p><b>He had the shape of a serpent with a human head.</b></p><p><b>The Greek inscription on the reverse of this coin shows that this is the &quot;neo&quot; or &quot;new&quot; agathodaemon serpent, or, in other words, the new good spirit (of rule by Nero).</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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