Description: Egypt, Alexandria, Domitian (81 - 96 AD). AE Chalkous. Dated RY 14 (94/95 AD). Laureate head right / Crocodile right; L I Δ(date) above.

Diameter: AE11 mm

Weight: 0,78 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Emmett 333 var. (date); RPC II 2752

Commentary: extremely rare; grey patina with multiple breaks, chipped flan

History: Herodotus thought that crocodiles unlike any other animals had no tongue, but the have actually have one, though immobile and firmly put at the roof of the mouth by a membrane.

Article Number: 004-10-07-44757