EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Hemidrachm (28.5mm, 13.31 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 110/111). 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 right; L I ∆ (date) to either side. Köln 561 var. (position of date); Dattari (Savio) 7235 var. (same); K&G 27.352 (this coin illustrated); RPC III 4557; Emmett 638.14 (R5). Green patina with touches of red. VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives, and the authors of RPC III cite only eight specimens.
From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian.