Only the Second Known

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1145. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Diobol (8.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 87/8). Laureate head right / Bust of Serapis right; date in legend. RPC II 2536; Köln -; Emmett 297. EF, black patina. Extremely rare, only the second specimen known for this RY date.

The other example of this type for this date is in Berlin.