EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Diobol (25mm, 8.81 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). Bareheaded and draped bust right, seen from the front / Euthenia standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, grain ears in left; ΔHM ЄΞOY C VΠAT B (date) around. Köln 1272; Dattari (Savio) 8000; K&G 34.6; RPC III 6242; Emmett 1353. Brown patina, reverse edge flaws. VF.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, 24 February 2015.
This reverse has typically been referred to as Homonoia but Homonoia holds a cornucopia and patera, this figure holds grain ears. An attribution to Euthenia seems more likely.
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