EGYPT, Alexandria. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Diobol (23mm, 8.85 g, 11h). Dated RY 8 (AD 199/200). [AYT K Λ] CЄΠ CЄYH ЄYCЄ ΠЄPT CЄB APA AΔI [ΠAP MЄΓ], laureate head right / Eagle standing right, head left, with wings displayed, wreath in beak; L H (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9724 = Emmett 2724.8 (this coin, R5); K&G –. Brown patina with green, edge flaws. VF. Extremely rare, the finest of two known.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 216 (27 July 2021), lot 592; Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1227; Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1298; Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 353; Giovanni Dattari Collection.
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