Egypt, Alexandria. Lucius Verus 161-169. Obol (Bronze, 25.00 mm, 7.29 g). Dated RY 4 = AD 163/4. Λ AYPH OYHPOC CЄB Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Bust of Harpokrates from Herakleopolis left, wearing pshent crown, raising finger to lips; before L Δ (date), behind, club surmounted by hawk wearing pshent. Dattari-Savio 9471. Emmett 2462 (5). RPC IV.4. 2692.4 (this specimen illustrated). Extremely rare. Nearly very Fine. Ex Savoca E-Auction 28, 16.12.2018, lot 252. This delightful and very rare obol of Lucius Verus not only presents an elegant bust of the warrior emperor on the obverse, but also bears on the reverse one of the personifications of Harpokrates, the child Horus, mystical son of Isis and Osiris, whose cult was worshipped in various localities of ancient Egypt. In our case it is the Harpokrates of Herakleopolis Magna, a city of the same name in Upper Egypt near the Fayoum oasis. In fact, it can be distinguished by the symbols that cover and surround it: the royal crown on its head and the club of Herakles behind its shoulders surmounted by the falcon sacred to Horus also with the pharaonic crown of Upper and Lower Egypt on its head. Perhaps the best famous specimen given its illustration on RPC IV. 4.2692.4.