Nero -Tetradrachme Apollo (ME2148)

Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
This type is from a series of tetradrachms depicting and naming a variety of Greek deities; issued to commemorate Nero's sojourn in Greece in 67 - 68 A.D.
22977. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5312, BMC Alexandria -, VF, Alexandria mint, 13,22 g, 25 mm, 29 Aug 67 - 9 Jun 68 A.D.; obverse NEΡΩ KΛAΥ KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEΡ AΥ LIΔ, radiate bust left wearing aegis; reverse AKTIOΣ AΠOΛΛΩN, bust of Apollo Aktios right
Ex Hirsch 129, 1981, Lot Nr. 3192