Egypt, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Drachm (Bronze, 33.92 mm, 23.61 g). Zodiac Series. Dated RY 8 (= 144/5). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωN[ЄINOC CЄB ЄYC] Laureate head right. Rev. Venus in Taurus (night house), diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite left; thunderbolt (?) before her, bull butting left below; L - H (date) across field. Geissen 1492 var. (date position). Dattari-Savio 8823 var. (symbol in field). RPC IV.4, 863.33 (this coin cited). Emmett 1450 var. (same). Good Fine. Very Rare. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH 326, 07-08.10. 2019, lot 1431. Here we have the first example of the rare, fortunate, and highly prized series of the zodiac entirely performed on the reverses of Alexandrian drachms in the eighth year of Antoninus Pius' reign (144-145 AD) with results of excellent stylistic quality, as in this combination of Aphrodite-Venus with the elegant bull pawing to the left, repeated with different minting in nr. 131 of this collection.