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Æ30 - Septimius Severus L Ι-Γ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 204-205 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy occupies the central field, encircled by a Greek legend running along the periphery. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features associated with Caracalla's Alexandrian coinage of the Severan period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Year 13 of Septimius Severus's reign fell during a period of active imperial attention to Egypt — the emperor himself visited Alexandria in 199–200 AD, the first reigning emperor to do so since Hadrian, and undertook administrative reforms including restricting access to certain religious texts held in the Alexandrian Serapeion. Provincial bronze coinage from Alexandria was denominated by regnal year rather than by value, making the L Ι-Γ (year 13) designation a dating tool as much as a monetary marker. The mint's output this year was substantial, though survival rates for large-module Alexandrian bronzes remain uneven due to Egypt's variable soil conditions.