EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Hemidrachm (30mm, 14.89 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 143/4). Laureate head right / Asclepius standing facing, head right, leaning on serpent-entwined staff to right; lighted altar to left, L Z (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2473 var. (obv. legend); K&G –; RPC IV.4 714; Emmett 1713 (R5). Dark green patina with light green deposits. VF. Very rare, only two recorded in RPC.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1510.
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