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Coin:Tetradrachm with Head of Nero (obv) and Eagle (rev)

Culture Roman
Issuing Authority Roman Emperor Nero
Title Coin:Tetradrachm with Head of Nero (obv) and Eagle (rev)
Date Ca. 62-63 CE
Medium Silver
Dimensions Overall: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz. (14.29 g)
Axis: 12:00
Credit Line Gift of Herbert Muller, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 66.42.82

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Description:
Obverse: Laureate head of Nero with aegis; facing right; inscription around.
Reverse: Eagle, facing right, with thunderbolt; palm branch on right. Inscription below and left.

Inscription:
Obverse: ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Reverse: ΕΤΟΥΣ ΑΙΡ Θ


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