Antoninus Pius. AE 18

Antoninus Pius; 138-161 AD, Nicomedia, Bithynia, AE 18, 3.25g. SNG v. Aulock-745, cf. RPC-IV.1, 10393 (caduceus at foot of herm). Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ-ΑΝΤΩΝE[ΙΝΟϹ] Bare head r. Rx: ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ[ΛΕ]-ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔEI, Herm of veiled Hermes standing facing on base, wearing mantle and crown, crossing arms in front of chest, holding palm. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; Ex Gitbud & Naumann eBay, Oct. 2015.It is quite unusual to find Hermes on a coin, even a colonial. VF / gVF