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Æ31 - Antoninus Pius L Κ[Α
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 157-158 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC IV.4#1986 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder truncation. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Roman provincial style of the Alexandrian mint, with the emperor's aged features and naturalistic modeling of the face. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, identifying the emperor as Caesar Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Augustus. The flan shows pronounced irregularity with edge chips, and the surfaces exhibit heavy wear consistent with extended circulation. |
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| Reverse description | The god Nilus personified, seated left upon rocky ground, his head turned to the right, holding a reed in one hand and a cornucopia in the other. A crocodile, emblematic of the Nile river and Egyptian iconography, climbs upward along the rocks toward the deity. The date regnal legend L Κ[Α appears in the field, indicating regnal year 21 of Antoninus Pius. The reverse type is a canonical Alexandrian issue celebrating the fertility and abundance associated with the annual Nile inundation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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