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Æ21 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΖ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 153-154 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius Caesar facing right, with short beard, draped and cuirassed, rendered in the provincial style typical of Alexandrian coinage. The legend surrounds the effigy in Greek characters, reading Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ. The portrait captures the youthful features of Marcus Aurelius in his capacity as Caesar under Antoninus Pius. The flan is irregular, as is characteristic of Alexandrian bronze issues of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A sphinx reclines to the right, depicted in the classical Egyptian manner with human head and lion body, set upon a ground line. The regnal year date L ΙΖ (Year 17) appears in the field to the left of the figure, a standard dating formula employed on Alexandrian provincial bronze coinage. The reverse type reflects the Egyptian cultural milieu of the Alexandria mint, blending Greco-Roman numismatic conventions with indigenous iconography. The flan edges are ragged and uneven, consistent with Alexandrian Æ production of the mid-second century AD. |
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