Egypt. Alexandria. Nero, 54-68. Tetradrachm (Billon, 25.70 mm, 13.43 g). Dated RY 12 (= 65/6). ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ [ΚΑΙ]Σ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ Radiate bust right, wearing aegis. Rev. ΑΥΤΟ-ΚΡΑ Bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant’s skin headdress; L ΙΒ (date) in right field. Vogt I, p. 32. Vogt II, p.10. BMC 163-164. Dattari 204. Geissen 172. RPC I, 5289. Emmett 109. Savio, Adriano, Tetradrammi Alessandrini, Milano 2007, pp. 52-56. K&G 14.88. Extremely Fine.

Ex Frank Sternberg, Zürich, May 1978.

Coin minted during Nero's peak Alexandrian period, with a pleasing physiognomic portrait of the ruler.