Egypt, Alexandria. Divus Carus 282-283. Tetradrachm. (Billon, 18.60 mm, 7.11 g). Without date but RY 2 or 3 = 283-4. ΘЄO ΚΑΡⲰ CЄΒ Laureate head of Divus Carus to right. Rev. AΦIЄPOCIC Flaming altar tied with garland; in upper left field, star. Dattari-Savio, Plate 280, 5571 (this coin). Emmett 3995. Geissen 3167. Of an exceptional quality. Extremely Fine. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 77, 13.11.2022, lot 310. A coin of exceptional quality that preserves its original silvering; this is the only example of an imperial consecration coin found in Alexandrian coinage: AΦIЄPOCIC means ‘consecration’ and as such is undated with the intention of virtually indicating the year of the sovereign's death, between the 2nd and 3rd of his reign and that of his sons Carinus and Numerian.