Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 806. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Æ Drachm (19.61 gm, 12h). Zodiac series - Venus in Taurus. Dated RY 8 (144/5 AD). AVT K T AIL ADR ANTWNINO CEY C, laureate head right / Diademed bust of Venus left above bull butting left; star in left field, LH (date) in exergue. Köln 1492; Dattari 2960; Milne 1809; BMC Alexandria 1080; Emmett 1450/8. Good VF, dark brown patina over smooth surfaces. Very rare, especially with uncorroded surfaces. ($1000)