Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ25 - Antoninus Pius L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
|---|---|
| Year | 138-139 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | IV.4#142 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Antoninus Pius's first Egyptian regnal year coinage — struck immediately after Hadrian's death in July 138 — was produced under a provincial mint system that operated on a calendar running from the Egyptian new year in late August, meaning the L Β ("year 2") designation appeared almost immediately after L Α issues, within months of his accession. Alexandria's bronze output during these early Antonine years was substantial, serving a province whose monetized economy depended heavily on base-metal coinage for daily transactions along the Nile trade routes.