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AR25 - Nero ΝΕΟ ΑΓΑΘ ΔΑΙΜ, L Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 57-58 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡ ΑΥΤΟ |
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| Mintage | ND (57-58) |
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Year 4 of Nero's reign in Egypt — L Δ — places this tetradrachm in the early, relatively stable phase of his rule, before the Pisonian conspiracy of 65 AD forced a paranoid reorientation of imperial coinage policy. The Alexandrian mint operated under tight prefectural control, and its billon tetradrachms functioned as a closed currency system: Roman silver was formally prohibited from circulating in Egypt, making these provincial issues the de facto monetary instrument for the entire province.
The ΝΕΟ ΑΓΑΘ ΔΑΙΜ reverse — the Agathos Daimon serpent — is specific to early Neronian Alexandrian issues and draws on deep Egyptian numismatic tradition predating Roman rule entirely.