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Æ23 - Antoninus Pius L ΙϚ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 152-153 |
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| Weight | 7.00 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus) |
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Year 16 of Antoninus Pius corresponds to 152–153 AD, a period of relative administrative calm in Egypt — the province had been restive under Hadrian but settled considerably under Pius, who never once visited the eastern provinces during his entire reign. Alexandrian bronzes of this regnal year were struck in quantity for local circulation, feeding a monetized economy that depended heavily on the prefect's ability to manage grain supply and tax collection simultaneously.
The L ΙϚ date formula is the standard Alexandrian regnal notation, rendered in Greek numerals on the reverse field.