NERO AR TETRADRACHM, ANTIOCH
McAlee 261, RPC 4185 Prieur 85, Very Fine, cleaning scratches, 26.1mm, 12.71 grams, Struck Circa. 62/63 C.E.
Obverse: NEPΩNOΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡOΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟY around laureate bust of Nero to right, wearing aegis
Reverse: Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, wings spread, palm branch and dot to right, ETOYΣ AIP•Θ (date - Nero regnal year 9, and year 111 of the Caesarean era) clockwise starting below.
Nicely detailed Nero Tetradrachm. This coin is the Sela Neronis סלע נירונית mentioned in the Mishnah, Masechet Keilim.
