EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Diobol (22.5mm, 5.35 g, 12h). Dated RY 27 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 186/187).Electronic Auction 480 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Diobol (22.5mm, 5.35 g, 12h). Dated RY 27 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 186/187). Laureate head right / Agathodaimon serpent erect right, wearing skhent, with a caduceus and grain ear in its coils; L Λ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3954 & 9666; K&G 41.128; Emmett 2579.30 (R5). Reddish-brown surfaces with touches of olive green, roughness. VF. Extremely rare, with this coin being the third known specimen. The other two are both originally from the Dattari collection: Dattari 3954 & 9666 (9666 is ex Staffieri Collection–Triton XXI, lot 190–hammer $800). |