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Reduced Nero Syrian tetradrachm
« on: November 03, 2023, 08:22:35 am »
Hi Board! I am asking for help from experts in the silver coinage of Roman Antioch. I bought this coin: the tetradrachm of Nero of Antioch AD 63/64, AE23/24 mm.. Poor condition, but a coin with tradition and suitable for my financial capabilities. I wonder about its weight: 10.83 g. (normal weight near 14 g). I checked the cubic volume of coin and calculated the silver content to be approximately 70 percent. I also found two coins with a similar reduced? weight from the same year and type: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8985107
https://www.coinarchives.com/a/openlink.php?l=222258953831750ff28428affca9e6247cdaf6c05060a0b
Hence my question: did some of Nero's tetradrachms have their weight reduced in AD 64?

Greetings, Robert
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