EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Diobol (23mm, 8.20 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8). AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNЄINOC, laureate head right / Sun in Leo: Lion leaping right, head left; star to upper left; L IA (date) below. Köln 1582; Dattari (Savio) 3130bis; K&G 35.414; RPC IV.4 1077; Emmett 1756.11. Brown patina with green highlights, light porosity, cleaning scratches. VF.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 736103 (October 2003); Nomisma S.p.A. 25 (21 September 2003), lot 142.
With the star in the field, the lion is a representation of the constellation Leo.
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