TC: Rare Zodiac Drachma for Venus in Taurus! tomcederlind ANTONINUS PIUS . 138-161 AD. Bronze Drachma (32mm) of Alexandria, Egypt (18.38 gm). . R: Butting bull, l.; above is a bust of Aphrodite and a star.. cf. BMC. 1080. Rare and interesting, aF/F. This is a rare Zodiacal type of c. A.D. 145, minted for Venus in Taurus.