EGYPT, Alexandria. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (26mm, 18.51 g, 12h). First series, struck circa 30-28 BC. Good Fine.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (26mm, 18.51 g, 12h). First series, struck circa 30-28 BC. Bare head right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Köln 1; Dattari (Savio) 2; K&G 2.5; RPC I 5001; Emmett 1. Red-brown surfaces, obverse flan flaw, some roughness, light smoothing. Good Fine.

This type, as well as the obol, imitate the same types issued by Cleopatra of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. These issues by Augustus were struck circa 30-28 BC, likely commemorating her recent death.

Closing Date and Time: 18 October 2023 at 12:07:00 ET.

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