Bronze drachm of Antoninus Pius, Alexandria in Egypt, 141-42 A.D.
[AVT] K T AIΛ AΔP ANTWNEINOC EVC [CEB]; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius r.
No legend; Hercules standing l., naked but for lion skin over his right shoulder and billowing out behind him, holding the bridle of one of the mares of Diomedes with his l. hand and preparing to strike it with his club in his r. hand; fallen mare before him on the ground; behind Hercules, forepart of Diomedes laying face down.
Köln —; Dattari —; Milne —; Voegtli 5d, 12l = Cornell 124
Picture credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (Triton V), 15.1.2002, lot 1779
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