EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Hemidrachm (29mm, 13.77 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Demeter, veiled, seated left, holding patera and torch; at feet left, lighted altar; L B (date) in left field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 8377; K&G –; RPC IV.4 Online 15751; Emmett 1716.5 (R5). Brown patina, roughness, deposits on obverse, edge split. Near VF. Very rare, missing from most major collections.
From the Conti Collection .