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Æ22 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΔ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 150-151 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, with faint traces of drapery visible at the shoulder truncation. The portrait is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with the laureate wreath encircling the head. The surrounding Greek legend reads in the field around the effigy, though heavily worn on this example. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Year 14 of Antoninus Pius's reign — the regnal year encoded in the ΙΔ of the reverse inscription — places this piece squarely within Alexandria's most administratively stable minting period under Roman rule. The Alexandrian bronze series operated on an Egyptian calendar year system entirely distinct from Rome's, which is why Alexandrian issues can often be dated with unusual precision relative to other provincial bronzes.