Antoninus Pius. Drachm

Antoninus Pius. Drachm

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Antoninus Pius; 138-161 AD, Alexandria, Egypt, ca. 141/2 AD, Drachm, 23.90g. Giessen-1417, Dattari-2986. Obv: ΑΥΤOKPA ΚΑΙC ΑΔΡ ΑYΤΩ, laur head r. Rx: Male figure r, using scythe to cut three stalks.This a highly-unusual type that one would think depicts a labor of Hercules, but rather, it is the labor of a common individual living in Egypt at the time. Pierced in ancient times to be worn, but still quite pleasant, in that it is not corroded in the reverse. F