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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Twelve Caesars| > |Nero| > RX22993
Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt|, In 64 A.D., according to Tacitus, The Great Fire of Rome burned for five and a half days. Only four of the fourteen districts of Rome escaped the fire; three were completely destroyed and another seven seriously damaged. Nero, blaming the Christians, ordered them thrown to dogs, crucified or burned to serve as street lamps.
RX22993. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 228, Curtis 83, BMC Alexandria 165, RPC I 5283, Geissen 163, aVF, Alexandria mint, weight 12.214g, maximum diameter 23.3mm, die axis 0o, 29 Aug 64 - 28 Aug 65 A.D.; obverse NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP, radiate bust right wearing aegis; reverse AYTOKPA, eagle standing left, wings closed, head left, palm under right wing, L IA (year 11) left; SOLD











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