Egypt. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Drachm (Bronze, 32.78 mm, 24.19 g). Dated RY 18 (= 154/5). ΑΥΤ Κ [Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤ]ωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ Laureate bust left, drapery on left shoulder. Rev. Tyche-Euthenia standing left, holding ears of grain and cornucopia; before, forepart of sailing ship; below, Thalassa (the Sea) reclines, holding dolphin; behind, stern of ship, below, Nilus reclines, holding rudder; L / IH (date) across field. Geissen 1751 var. (bust type). Dattari-Savio 2901-2 & 8776. RPC IV.4, 1732. 7 (this coin cited). Cf. Milne 2291. Emmett 1589. Rough brown patina. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare. Ex Numismatica Aretusa SA, Lugano (Franco Chiesa), April 1978. The complex scene on the reverse of this drachm issued in year 18 of the reign of Antoninus Pius (154-155 AD) probably refers to the regular recovery of the production and sea traffic of cereals produced in Egypt, with the reopening of trade relations between Rome (with the Tiber) and Egypt (with the Nile) in concord after the settlement of an uprising of the Egyptian agricultural class attested by the edict of the prefect Sempronius Liberalis of 29 August 154 AD. (Cf. Vogt I, p. 129).