EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Diobol (24mm, 11.43 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Marcus Aurlelius (AD 179/80). VF.

Electronic Auction 583
Lot: 490. Estimated: $ 200

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

Sold For $ 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Diobol (24mm, 11.43 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Marcus Aurlelius (AD 179/80). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Draped bust of Harpocrates right, wearing skhent and holding finger to lips; behind, club surmounted by hawk; L K (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3838; K&G 41.19; RPC IV.4 3367.1 (this coin); Emmett 2504.20 (R5). Brown patina, light porosity, reverse die erasure. VF. Extremely rare, only two recorded in RPC.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 278 (25 April 2012), lot 250.

RPC online notes that there is an additional letter in the upper left field of the reverse, possibly an extra K. It was erased from the die and later recut as an A to create the dies for RY 21. (See RPC 3365 for the same type for year 21.)

Closing Date and Time: 19 March 2025 at 12:43:00 ET.

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