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Æ25 - Antoninus Pius L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 138-139 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder, rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style. The portrait displays characteristic middle-aged features with short hair rendered in low relief. The surrounding Greek legend names the emperor with his full titulature, partially legible on this worn specimen. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Antoninus Pius's first regnal year in Alexandria — Λ Β, year two of his reign by Egyptian reckoning — falls almost immediately after Hadrian's death in July 138. The Alexandrian mint moved quickly to assert the new emperor's authority in Egypt, a province administered separately from the Roman senatorial system and deeply invested in the continuity of imperial cult. Egyptian bronze coinage was strictly fiduciary and did not circulate outside the province; pieces like this one were effectively trapped within a closed monetary system until that system was abolished by Diocletian in 296.