Æ30 - Septimius Severus L Ι-Γ

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.