Egypt, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Diobol (Bronze, 24.00 mm, 8.00 g). Dated RY 8 = AD 144/5. AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANΤωNINOC CЄB Laureate had of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. Agathodaemon serpent to right, wearing pshent crown; L H (date) across field. Dattari-Savio 3067 and 8919. K&G 35.289. Emmett 1736. RPC IV.4. 894.(2 specimens listed). Extremely rare. A lovely example of fine style with an attractive brown patina. Edge cracks, otherwise Good Very Fine. Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 11, 22-23.02.2020, lot 1548. Apart from the imperfections of the mintage, this Antoninus Pius’s diobol is of remarkable stylistic and descriptive quality on both sides, from the serene and strong-willed portrait of the emperor on the obverse to the lively and sprightly Agatodaemon on the reverse, which is the beneficent and pacifying male cobra bearing on his head the pshent, the pharaonic royal crown, and also the serpent sacred to Zeus-Serapis, as well as patron of harvests, vineyards and cities.