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Tetradrachm with bust of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 56–57
Mint: Syria, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 14.69 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.73
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Agrippina the younger to right.
Inscription in Greek around and in right field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Agrippina the younger to right.
Inscription in Greek around and in right field.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; March 8, 1972: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.