Egypt. Alexandria. Augustus, 27 BC-14. Diobol (Bronze, 24.50 mm, 10.91 g). 6th series, dated RY 41 (= 11/12). Laureate head right. Rev. L MA (date) within oak wreath. Vogt I, pp. 19-20. Vogt II, p. 2. BMC 16. Dattari 42. Milne 30-31. Geissen 27-29. RPC I, 5061. Emmett 37. MILNE, Joseph Grafton, The alexandrian Coinage of Augustus, in "The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology", VAlA XIII, Parts III and IV, pp. 135-140 + Plate XXXI, London, 1927. Exceptional conservation for this type of coin. From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection; ex Virginia Ruzicka collection; ex Joel L. Malter & Co Inc., XXVIII, 08.12.1984, lot 394; ex Kerry K. Wetterström collection; ex CNA XIII, 04.12.1990, lot 2. Commentary by GMS: This coin dates from the penultimate year of Augustus' Alexandrian issues, which ceased during his 42nd year of his reign (12/13 AD). The portrait shows a relative senility, corresponding to the advanced age of the sovereign.