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Æ19 - Domitian L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 91-92 |
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| Weight | 3.84 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Domitian facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian mint coinage. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic features with a laurel wreath. A Greek imperial legend encircles the effigy, reading in abbreviated form the full titulature of Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus. |
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| Reverse description | A sphinx striding to the right, depicted in the Egyptian artistic tradition, occupying the central field of the reverse. The sphinx, a symbol deeply rooted in Egyptian iconography and widely used on Alexandrian provincial coinage, is rendered with characteristic feline body. The regnal date legend appears in the field, indicating Year 11 of Domitian's reign in the Egyptian calendar. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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