EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (24mm, 11.03 g, 11h). Dated RY 21 (AD 136/7). AVT KAIC TPAIA A∆PIA[NOC CЄB], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Serpent Uraeus coiled and erect right, wearing crown of solar disk and horns; L K A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2051 = RPC III 6241.4 (this coin); K&G – Emmett 1146.21 (R5). Brown patina, minor marks. VF. Very rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 26, 23 October 2016), lot 163.
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