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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Broucheion, post: 4277919, member: 104887&quot;]Hi All, A &quot;sun in Leo&quot; lion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1088777[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius (10 Jul 138 - 7 Mar 161 CE)</b></p><p><b>Alexandria, Egypt Year 08 (144/145 CE)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Drachma</b></p><p><b>Refs:</b> EM-1530.08; G-1495 to G-1496; DAT-2968 var: Obv legend; M-1813 to M-1814; BMC-1084 var: obv legend; SAN Vol 4, No 3 (1972/73)</p><p><b>OBV:</b> Antoninus Pius portrait bust facing right. Legend: [AVTKTAIΛAΔPANTωNINOCCEBEYC]. Border not visible.</p><p><b>REV:</b> Zodiac Series: Sun in Leo. Radiate bust of Helios (Sun) in right field above lion (Leo) bounding right, star above lion&#039;s head not visible. In exergue: LH. Border not visible.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;Sun in Leo&quot; is probably the most common of the Zodiac series from Alexandria but difficult to locate in nice condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been thought for some time that the Zodiac or Astrological series minted in Alexandria in Pius&#039; regnal Year 8 (AD 144/5) was inspired by or related to the commencement of a new &quot;Sothic Cycle&quot; which occurred in AD 139. A wonderful write up from a previous CoinTalk thread by [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] is <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/excursion-the-sothic-cycle.351333/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/excursion-the-sothic-cycle.351333/">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Broucheion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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