EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Diobol (24mm, 6.80 g, 12h). Dated RY 28 (AD 187/8). Near VF.

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The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Diobol (24mm, 6.80 g, 12h). Dated RY 28 (AD 187/8). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Serapis facing, wearing ornate kalathos; L K H (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3934; K&G 41.105; RPC IV.4 3531.1 (this coin); Emmett 2616.28 (R5). Green and brown patina, some roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only two specimens recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 20 December 1999. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XXI (26 June 1992), lot 512.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 13:29:40 ET.

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