EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ Diobol (22.5mm, 6.94 g, 12h). Struck under Augustus, circa AD 1-5. Draped bust right / Athena standing facing, helmeted head left, holding Nike in her extended right hand, left hand on grounded shield; L MB (date) across fields. Köln 45; Dattari (Savio) 63; K&G 3.16 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 5072; Emmett 53.42 (R4). Brown patina, porosity, pit on reverse. Good Fine. Extremely rare, only three recorded in RPC.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 12 (11 April 2003), lot 456.
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