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Æ29 - Antoninus Pius L Ε
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 141-142 |
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| Diameter | 29 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, radiate and laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, depicted with characteristic beard and curled hair bound by a laurel wreath interspersed with radiate spikes, the effigy rendered in high relief in the provincial Egyptian style. The legend runs partially around the periphery of the flan, though the coin's irregular and chipped edge partially obscures portions of the inscription. The portrait displays the emperor's mature, bearded countenance with well-defined facial features typical of Alexandrian civic coinage of the mid-second century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The Pharos of Alexandria depicted in frontal view, showing the famous lighthouse rendered as a multi-tiered tower with a statue or beacon feature at its apex, flanked by the regnal year inscription in the fields. The structure rises from a broad base, with architectural details including a ramp or connecting element visible at the lower portion of the tower. The date legend L Ε (year 5) is positioned in the left and right fields respectively, flanking the central lighthouse motif, confirming this issue to the fifth regnal year of Antoninus Pius. |
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