Zodiac Series – Venus in Taurus
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 22.30 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). [AVT K T AIΛ] AΔP ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right / Venus in Taurus – Diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite (Venus) left; star of eight rays before her; below, bull butting left; L H (date) in exergue. Köln 1492; Dattari (Savio) 2960; K&G 35.280 var. (bust); RPC VI.4 863; Emmett 1450.8. Rough red and brown patina, surface cracks. Good Fine.
Ex Rhakotis Collection (Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 13, 15 August 2020), lot 1051.
