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Æ25 - Augustus L ΛΘ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 9-10 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC Online I#5040 |
| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the Alexandrian provincial style with naturalistic modeling of the facial features. The laurel wreath, symbol of imperial authority, is visible atop the head. The portrait occupies the central field with no surrounding legend, characteristic of early Alexandrian bronze coinage under Augustus. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical ancient wear consistent with circulation. |
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| Reverse description | A large open oak wreath fills the reverse field, its leafy branches arching from the base to meet at the top, enclosing the regnal date in the centre of the field. The wreath is rendered with careful attention to the individual lobed oak leaves and acorns typical of Alexandrian bronze issues. The date inscription L ΛΘ is prominently placed within the wreath, denoting regnal year 39 of Augustus according to the Alexandrian era reckoning. No other legend or symbol is present in the field. |
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Year 39 of Augustus's reign over Egypt — reckoned by the Alexandrian calendar from his assumption of power after Actium in 30 BC — places this issue in 9/10 AD, just five years before his death. Egypt was administered as an imperial province under a prefect, deliberately kept off-limits to Roman senators, who were barred from even visiting without explicit permission. The Nile's grain output was too strategically vital to risk any senatorial ambition getting close to it.