Tetradrachm of Nero, Emperor of Rome from Antioch

A.D. 61/62

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 13.92 g, 12:00, 25 mm
Credit Line: Ruth Elizabeth White Fund
Accession Number: 2004.6.3581
Geography: Made in Antioch, Syria
Culture: Greek
Period: 1st century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Cuirassed bust of Nero, laureate, to r.

Reverse Description: Eagle flying to r., holding thunderbolt in talons; at r., palm branch

Provenance

Ceylan, to May 1973; Professor Dr. Peter Robert Franke and Leonore Franke, Munich, 1973–2004; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, tetradrachms

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