142 NGC VF Antoninus Pius Egypt Alexandria Phoenix Sothic Cycle Roman (26010703C) 1/2 crown lightly toned with lustrous surfaces

lightly toned with lustrous surfaces (especially reverse)

This coin was issued between 1553 & 1554

Selene was linked to Artemis as well as Hecate

half-seen on left

Well blended scratches & marks

142 NGC VF Antoninus Pius Egypt Alexandria Phoenix Sothic Cycle Roman (26010703C) 1/2 crown lightly toned with lustrous surfacesVery Fine Emperor Antoninus Pius Roman Egypt Alexandria billon tetradrachm coin. Rare reverse type with phoenix crowned with nimbus. The reverse legend, , 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