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Replica - Nero Tetradrachm Egypt
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Reverse description | Eagle standing facing left with wings spread open, head turned to the right, positioned centrally in the field. The bird stands upon a thunderbolt or palm branch, rendered in strong relief with detailed feathering across the wings and body. A legend runs around the periphery of the field, with a date formula or regnal year indicated in the left field. The composition follows the standard Alexandrian tetradrachm reverse type associated with Neronian issues from Egypt. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nothing historically substantive can be said about this specific replica without knowing its maker, date of manufacture, or the prototype it reproduces. Nero's Alexandrian tetradrachms were struck in billon at the imperial mint in Alexandria, part of a closed currency system that kept Roman Egypt economically isolated from the rest of the empire. The prototype is interesting. This object is not a coin.