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. Ex Jean-Pierre Righetti collection, 1976. 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.