Laureate bust of Nero right wearing aegis on obverse. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt with wings displayed, palm frond to left and dates to right on reverse.

Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudians, ruled from AD 54 to 68 and his reign over the eastern provinces saw Antioch continue as the principal mint for Syrian tetradrachms.

The eagle on a thunderbolt was the standard reverse type for Antiochene tetradrachms, drawing on the bird of Zeus and serving as a long-running emblem of the city's civic and Seleucid heritage carried forward under Roman rule.

Some cleaning marks and earthen deposits.

Lightly toned with areas of weakness and slight porosity

Bright example with subtle hazy toning and bold portrait. Lustrous surfaces with light wear.


5/14/25	$80	VF	Stack's Bowers	— 0%
11/1/23	$130	F	CNG	— 0%
2/27/23	$260	VF	Stack's Bowers	▲ +225%

Tetradrachm of NeroMcAlee 257

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