Egypt. Alexandria. Trajan, 98-117. Hemidrachm (Bronze, 29.50 mm, 11.26 g). RY 11 = AD 107/8. [ΑΥΤ] TPAIAN CEB ΓEPM ΔAKIK Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria surmounted by two Tritons, each blowing a trumpet; between them is a lantern surmounted by a statue, holding situla and sceptre; LI-A (date), in field, at sides. RPC 4245.2 (this coin). Dattari-Savio plate 55. 1111 (this coin). Emmett 638. Extremely rare, only three specimens listed in RPC. Nice brown tone. Good very fine/Extremely Fine. From the Dattari Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 42, 22.07.2018, lot 303. The Alexandrian coins with, on reverse, the full and detailed depiction of the Lighthouse, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, are especially requested and much sought-after by collectors and it is right that this should happen for the real and contemporary testimony of a monument of such fame that unfortunately disappeared with the advent of the Arab domination of Egypt. On this coin the staircase downwards left, leading to the lighthouse can be clearly distinguished, just like above next to the lantern, the statues of the tritons blowing into the whelks, whereas, above the lantern, stands the dominant statue of Helios, the radiated god of light, with the bust of Zeus-Serapis in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. A majestic and worthy specimen belonging to the celebrated collection of Giovanni Dattari.