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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 63–64
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.14 mm. Weight: 13.1 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1409
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate head of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Poppaea to right.
Inscription in Greek.
In right field: Greek letters for year 10
Note that the inscriptions are not marked for the correct side of the coin. Nero should be the obverse but the inscription is marked reverse and vice versa for Poppaea.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Poppaea to right.
Inscription in Greek.
In right field: Greek letters for year 10
Note that the inscriptions are not marked for the correct side of the coin. Nero should be the obverse but the inscription is marked reverse and vice versa for Poppaea.