EGYPT, Alexandria. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Obol – 40 Drachmai (21mm, 5.84 g, 12h). Fifth series, struck AD 1-5. Laureate head right / ΣE BA ΣTOΣ, the caps of the Dioscuri surmounted by stars. Köln 12; Dattari (Savio) 54; K&G 2.13; RPC I 5030; Emmett 26. Red-brown patina, reverse die flaws. VF. Rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 24 April 2008.
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