Egypt. Alexandria. Claudius, 41-54. Diobol (Bronze, 25.55 mm, 11.55 g). Dated RY 2 (= 41/42). ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΓΕΡΜΑ, Laureate head of Claudius right; star before. Rev. AYTOKPA hippopotamus standing right; [L B] (date) in exergue. Vogt I, pp. 23-25. Vogt II, p. 5. BMC 96. Dattari 162. Geissen 70. RPC I, 5124. Emmett 82. Staffieri, Giovanni Maria, AIN, Muzzano 2017, p. 27. Very Fine. From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection; ex Jean-Pierre Righetti collection, 1976. Commentary by GMS: This specimen is well centred on both sides and in excellent condition. The portrait of Claudius I is generic but not devoid of physiognomy and the hippopotamus, with its almost rounded profile, is the main symbol of the great river Nile.

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Egypt. Alexandria. Claudius, 41-54. Diobol (Bronze, 25.55 mm, 11.55 g). Dated RY 2 (= 41/42). ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΓΕΡΜΑ, Laureate head of Claudius right; star before. Rev. AYTOKPA hippopotamus standing right; [L B] (date) in exergue. Vogt I, pp. 23-25. Vogt II, p. 5. BMC 96. Dattari 162. Geissen 70. RPC I, 5124. Emmett 82. Staffieri, Giovanni Maria, AIN, Muzzano 2017, p. 27. Very Fine. From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection; ex Jean-Pierre Righetti collection, 1976. Commentary by GMS: This specimen is well centred on both sides and in excellent condition. The portrait of Claudius I is generic but not devoid of physiognomy and the hippopotamus, with its almost rounded profile, is the main symbol of the great river Nile.

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