Art Institute of Chicago
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 65-66
- Medium
- Billon
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Nero, facing right, radiate. The date this coin was struck is indicated in the inscription " LIB ", which means the twelfth year of his reign, or 65-66 CE. Nero reigned as emperor from 54-68 CE. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of Alexandria, facing right, wearing an elephant's scalp as a headress.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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