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Æ19 - Claudius ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ, L Γ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 42-43 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A hippopotamus striding to the right, depicted in a naturalistic though somewhat schematic manner consistent with Alexandrian provincial die-cutting of the period. The animal is shown in full profile, its massive body rendered in low relief against a plain field. Beneath the hippopotamus, a ground line is visible, and the regnal year legend appears in the lower field or exergue. The hippopotamus, sacred to the Egyptian god Set and a symbol associated with the Nile, reflects the Egyptianizing iconographic tradition of Alexandrian coinage under the Julio-Claudian emperors. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ, L Γ (Translation: emperor, of year 3) |
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