EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (25.5mm, 9.29 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 62/3). NEPΩ KΛAY KAIC CEB ΓEP AYTO, laureate head right / Eagle standing right on palm frond, head left, with wings displayed; L ЄNA TOY(date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6663; K&G –; RPC I 5272A; Emmett 150.9 (R5). Green patina, edge chip. Good VF. Extremely rare, only one recorded in RPC. The second and finest known.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 10 July 2014.
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