I agree for the most part. They certainly look like Alexandrian tetradrachms but I think that they are earlier than late Roman. The first coin shows a bust of the personification of Alexandria in an elephant headdress like the one illustrated below. So I believe that coin is issued by Nero at some point between 54-68 A.D..

The second coin is more difficult to narrow down but would also seem to be a 1st century billon tetradrachm from Alexandria. It could well be a bust of Tiberius as on the following coin (also issued by Nero).

Regards,
Martin

The second coin is more difficult to narrow down but would also seem to be a 1st century billon tetradrachm from Alexandria. It could well be a bust of Tiberius as on the following coin (also issued by Nero).

Regards,
Martin
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