E-auction 60-27733 - bpv_307855 - NERO and TIBERIUS Tétradrachme

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Estimate :	175 €
Price :	64 €
Maximum bid :	70 €
End of the sale :	09 June 2014 16:31:00
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Tétradrachme

Date: an 13

Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte

Metal : billon

Millesimal fineness : 150 ‰

Diameter : 24 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 12,25 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier bien centré. Beaux portraits de Néron et de Tibère. Patine de collection ancienne

Catalogue references :

BMC.114 - Milne256 - Curtis175 - SNG. France 4495 - RPC.5295 - RCV.2008 (224$) - D.185 - MRMA.14 /101 (150€)

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête radiée de Néron à gauche avec l’égide (O5).

Obverse legend : NERW KLAU KAIS SEB GER [AU] / LIG (Nerw KlaudioV Kaisar SebastoV GermanikoV AutokratoV)

Obverse translation : (Néron Claude César auguste germanique empereur).

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête laurée de Tibère à droite (O*).

Reverse legend : TIBERIOS KAISAR (TiberioV Kaisar)

Reverse translation : (Tibère césar).

Commentary

Néron est l’arrière petit neveu de Tibère et l’arrière arrière petit-fils d’Auguste, c’est aussi le neveu de Caligula et le fils adoptif de Claude.
Nero is the great-grandnephew of Tiberius and the great-great-grandson of Augustus, he is also the nephew of Caligula and the adopted son of Claudius