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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (25mm, 10.07 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 63/4). Laureate head right / AYTO KPA, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing taenia and ornate calathus; L I (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC I 5276A; Emmett –. Green and brown patina. VF. Extremely rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 11 January 2007.
After studying the two specimens in Dresden and Stockholm, E. Christiansen (in The Roman Coins of Alexandria [Aahrus UP, 1988]) determined that they were both imitating the known tetradrachms of the same type and year. Further specimens have since come to market which match the obverse die to other diobols of the same year, providing evidence to the type’s authenticity.
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