SOLD 65 AD Silver Tetradrachm Coin Nero and Poppaea . COIN362

65 AD Silver Egypt (Alexandria) Tetradrachm Coin Nero and Poppaea. Size approximately 7/8 inch across. Very heavily worn condition.

Additional Notes: The tetradrachm was a silver coin that originated in Ancient Greece. It was nominally equivalent to four drachmae. Over time the tetradrachm effectively became the standard coin of the Antiquity, spreading well beyond the borders of the Greek World. As a result, tetradrachms were minted in vast quantities by various polities in many weight and fineness standards. The tetradrachms were often used by various states or rulers to advertise themselves or to deliver political messages. Popularity of the tetradrachm outlived the political independence of the Greeks and it remained in wide circulation in the Mediterranean up until Crisis of the Third Century, while debased varieties persisted in India and Central Asia into early Middle Ages.

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