EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Diobol (23mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing ornate kalathos; to right, palm frond; L I (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC VI Online 10508.1 (this coin); Emmett –. Brown patina with red and green deposits, some roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, unique.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 960; Berk BBS 70 (16 March 1992), lot 738.
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