EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Hemidrachm

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Hemidrachm (27.5mm, 16.54 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 92/3). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Pharos surmounted by two Tritons, each blowing a trumpet; between them is a lantern surmounted by a statue, holding situla and scepter; [entryway below on left]; L IB (date) to either side. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 550; K&G 24.190; RPC II 2676.2 (this coin); Emmett 273.12 (R3). Dark green surfaces with some light earthen deposits. VF. Very rare, only two known to RPC, including this coin. One of the finest surviving specimens.

Ex Goldberg 120 (2 February 2021), lot 1124.