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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Phoenix, crowned with nimbus, standing right; L B (date) across field. Köln 1292; Dattari (Savio) 2430; K&G 35.3; RPC IV. 4 Online 13409; Emmett 1419.2. Toned, porosity, minor deposits, flan crack. Near VF.
The word ΑΙⲰΝ means life or generation; AD 139 marked the renewal of the Great Sothic Cycle, a cycle of 1461 years beginning when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This tetradrachm type was initially minted in year 2 (AD 138/139), but was reintroduced again for year 6 of Pius' reign.
The word ΑΙⲰΝ means life or generation; AD 139 marked the renewal of the Great Sothic Cycle, a cycle of 1461 years beginning when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This tetradrachm type was initially minted in year 2 (AD 138/139), but was reintroduced again for year 6 of Pius' reign.