- Very Fine Emperor Antoninus Pius Roman Egypt Alexandria billon tetradrachm coin.
- Rare reverse type with phoenix crowned with nimbus.
- The reverse legend, ΑΙΩΝ, refers to the vitality and the cycle of existence. The year 139 was the restart of the Great Sothic Cycle: an Egyptian celebration of a 1461-year cycle commencing when the celestial alignment of the star Sothis (known today as the star Sirius) and the sun rose in unison on the horizon. This tetradrachm coin design was first struck during the second year of Emperor Pius' reign in 138/139, and again in the sixth year 142/143.
- Dated to the Emperor's 6th regnal year, L Ϛ = 142/43 CE.
- NGC Certified to VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5 (very high subgrades for Alexandria),13.37g, approx. 23mm.
- Emmett 1419/6, only two years with this reverse type.
- Silvered surfaces, rare as such.
- Obverse: ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄVCЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right, seen from behind.
- Reverse: ΑΙ ΩΝ, phoenix standing right, crowned with nimbus; L Ϛ (date) across fields.
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