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Æ24 - Domitian ΕΤΟΥΣ ΕΝΑΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 89-90 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Year 9 of Domitian's reign corresponds to 89–90 AD, a period immediately following the Saturninus revolt on the Rhine — the only serious military uprising Domitian faced and one that accelerated his turn toward autocratic rule. Alexandrian bronze coinage of this regnal year is relatively scarce compared to adjacent years, likely reflecting disruptions in the Egyptian mint's output schedule rather than any deliberate policy.
The Alexandrian mint dated its issues by regnal year rather than the Roman consular calendar, a administrative holdover from Ptolemaic practice that makes precise chronological attribution straightforward.