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Æ14 - Augustus L ΜΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 11-12 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in low relief in the provincial style typical of Alexandrian bronze coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic features of early imperial iconography, with the wreath of laurel leaves framing the emperor's head. The surrounding field is plain and unlettered. |
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| Reverse lettering | L ΜΑ (Translation: of year 41) |
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Year 42 of Augustus's reign as reckoned by the Alexandrian calendar — LΜΒ, not LΜΑ — marks a period when Egypt's provincial bronze coinage was functioning as a closed currency system, deliberately isolated from the broader Roman monetary network. The Romans maintained this Ptolemaic-era convention of Egyptian monetary autonomy until Diocletian's reforms in 296 AD finally abolished it. At 1.50g, this piece sits at the lighter end of the Æ14 series, consistent with the progressive weight reduction visible across Augustan Alexandrian bronzes as the mint adjusted to shifting metal supplies along the Nile.