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Æ12 - Nero L Η
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 61-62 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of the Emperor Nero facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic broad neck and youthful features associated with mid-reign Neronian portraiture. The field is plain, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | A Roman military trophy depicted facing, consisting of a pole surmounted by a helmet and draped with captured arms and armour, with bound captives or shields at the base. The regnal date flanks the trophy in the field, with L to the left and Η (eta, numeral 8) to the right, indicating the eighth regnal year of Nero according to the Alexandrian dating system. |
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| Reverse lettering | L Η (Translation: of year 8) |
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