EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Diobol (23mm, 6.91 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 174/5). Near VF.

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Lot: 618. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Diobol (23mm, 6.91 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 174/5). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Serapis-Ammon right, wearing kalathos and ram’s horn, above ram standing right wearing skhent, before, small altar; L IЄ (date) across upper field. Köln 2082; Dattari (Savio) 3554; K&G 37.382; RPC IV.4 3234; Emmett 2255.15 (R5). Brown patina, roughness, short edge splits. Near VF. Rare. Only 4 specimens on RPC online.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 6 January 2011.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 13:25:40 ET.

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