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Æ25 - Augustus L ΛΘ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 9-10 |
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| Reference(s) | I#5041 |
| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, depicted with characteristic Augustan portraiture in the Hellenistic tradition of Alexandrian coinage. The effigy shows the emperor with a wreath of laurel leaves rendered in low relief, with draped shoulder visible at the bust truncation. The flan is irregular and the field is plain without surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Nilus facing right, the personification of the Nile river depicted with characteristic iconography including a reed or lotus crown atop his head and flowing drapery across the shoulder. The figure is rendered in the Alexandrian artistic style typical of early Roman provincial coinage. The date regnal legend appears in the field. |
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| Mint | Alexandria |
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