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Æ19 - Augustus L ΛΘ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 9-10 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | L ΛΘ (Translation: of year 39) |
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Year 40 of the Augustan era in Alexandria corresponds to 9–10 AD, placing this issue near the very end of Augustus's reign — he died in 14 AD. Egypt occupied a singular administrative position under Rome: treated as the emperor's personal property rather than a senatorial province, governed by a prefect of equestrian rank specifically to prevent any senator from controlling its grain supply and using it as leverage.
Alexandrian bronzes of this period were fiduciary tokens in a closed currency system — Roman coins did not circulate freely in Egypt, and Egyptian coins could not legally leave the province.