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Æ25 - Augustus L Μ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 10-11 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic provincial style typical of the Alexandrian mint. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic facial features with a laurel wreath crowning the head. The flan is irregular and the surface heavily patinated, obscuring finer details of the relief. |
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| Mintage | ND (10-11) |
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Alexandria's civic bronze issues under Augustus operated on a regnal year system tied to the Egyptian calendar, making precise dating unusually reliable compared to most provincial coinage. Year 40 of Augustus — which this piece dates to — fell during a period when Egypt remained under direct imperial administration, governed by a prefect rather than a senatorial proconsul, a deliberate policy Augustus established after Actium to keep the province's grain wealth out of senatorial hands.