Chunky Nero Tetradrachm

bronzemat

Been wanting this type for awhile, a nice Chunky silver Nero!





Nero (54 - 68 A.D.)

AR Tetradrachm

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch

O: NEPONOS KAICAPOS SEBASTOY, Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.

R: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to left, H/IP (dates) to right.

Dated year 110 of the Caesarian era; RY 8 (AD 61/62).

27mm

13.4g

RPC I 4182; McAlee 258; Prieur 82.

nicholasz219

That's pretty fancy, Mat. I have the two headed type from Egypt. The eagle is pretty cool.

JCMhouston

Nice!

WillieBoyd2

Nice Tetradrachm!

Nero put on some weight in the next two years:


Nero Tetradrachm Provincial Egypt Serapis (Alexandria)
Obverse: Radiate head right / NEPO K?AY KAIS SEB GEP (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
Reverse: Draped bust of Serapis right / AYTO KPA (Emperor)
L I right (Regnal Year 10, L=Year, I=10)
Metal: Billon (low grade silver), 24.0mm, 12.07gm
Struck: AD 63-64, Alexandria
Catalog: RPC 5274 (Roman Provincial Coins)

lordmarcovan

Oh, yeah. Very nice.



PS- doesn't look very much like Nero, but is a bit handsomer than a jowly realistic portrait would've been.

WillieBoyd2

If one looks at the Wildwinds database for Nero, it appears that he starts putting on the weight around AD 62.

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/nero/t.html

Aethelred

An Antioch Tetradrachm of Nero is one of the items on my hitlist as well. Nice coin!