Egypt, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Drachm (Bronze, 34.81 mm, 24.61 g). Dated RY 4 = AD 140/1. AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωΝΙΝΟϹ ЄYC(C)ЄB Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum right, seen from behind. Rev. Elpis standing left, holding flower; L Δ (date) across field. Dattari-Savio 8410 (this specimen). Geissen 1344. Milne 1680. RPC IV, 4.234.14 (this coin illustrated). Emmett 1501. Brown patina, Extremely Fine/ Very Fine. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection. Ex Peus, Auction 360, 27.04.1999, lot 699. Ex Münzen Auktion Essen, Sale 71, 1997, lot 461. Ex CNG Review (Summer/Fall 2000), lot 72. This spectacular drachm presents us on the obverse one of the most beautiful monetary portraits in absolute sense of Antoninus Pius: serene, majestic, powerful, executed by a master engraver of high artistic quality. It is no coincidence that Giovanni Dattari has included it in his collection and that Chris Howgego has chosen it to illustrate it in his masterful repertoire RPC IV, 4 under the number 234.14. Coin without defects of coinage of original noble coating evenly distributed.