Æ25 - Claudius ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ, L Δ

Year four of Claudius's reign — the regnal year marked by the L Δ date — fell as Rome was consolidating control over Britain following the invasion of 43 AD, a campaign Claudius personally attended for a mere sixteen days to claim the triumph. Alexandria continued striking dated bronzes through the prefecture system, its mint one of the few in the empire authorized to produce coinage denominated in local rather than Roman terms, a privilege rooted in the city's exceptional administrative status dating back to Augustus.