Bronze drachm of Antoninus Pius, Alexandria in Egypt, 142-43 A.D.
AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTΩNINOC ЄYC CЄB; Laureate head of Antoninus Pius r.
L V (date); Hercules standing r. with upper body l., holding the struggling giant Antaeus about the waist with both hands and raising him off the ground; to r., lion skin resting on club set on ground.
Köln —; Dattari (Savio) —; Voegtli types 12s and 17b = BMC 1054 = Emmett 1541.6
Picture credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (Triton XI), 8.1.2008, lot 531
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