

Egypt. Alexandria. Nero, 54-68. Tetradrachm (Billon, 23.55 mm, 12.30 g). Dated RY 14 (= 67/68). NEPΩ KΛ[AY KAIΣ] ΣEB ΓEP [AY] Radiate bust left, wearing aegis; L I∆ (date) below chin. Rev. ΑΚΤΙΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ Diademed, veiled, and draped bust of Hera right; star below chin. Vogt I, pp. 32-36. Vogt II, p. 11. BMC 144. Dattari 207. Geissen 195. RPC I, 5317. Emmett 111. Savio, Adriano, Tetradrammi Alessandrini, Milano 2007, pp. 52-56. K&G 14.106. Extremely Fine.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzhandlung 89, 08/09.03.2004, lot 1749.
Another tetradrachm in honour of the Panhellenic Games, here those promoted by the city of Actium also subject to the protection of the cult of Apollo like Delphi mentioned in the previous coin No. 19. Note on the reverse the presence of the 8-pointed star lacking from other identical specimens.