Egypt. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Drachm (Bronze, 33.91 mm, 22.27 g). Zodiac Series. Dated RY 8 (= 144/5). [AVT K T AIΛ] A∆P ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC Laureate head right. Rev. Venus in Taurus (night house); diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite left, star before her, bull butting left below; L H (date) in exergue. Geissen 1492. Dattari-Savio 2960. Emmett 1450. RPC IV. 4, 864. BMC 1080. Brown-reddish patina, a few pits and some roughness, otherwise, nearly Very Fine. Rare. Ex Leu Numismatik AG 13, 15-16 August 2020, lot 1051. The obverse of this drachm shows a highly expressive portrait of Antoninus Pius, while the reverse repeats with different minting the matching of the zodiac sign of Taurus with the bust of Aphrodite, nr. 128 of this collection. Exquisite style on both sides of the coin and fascinating, original homogeneous dark brown patina smeared over the entire coin surface.