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Æ31 - Marcus Aurelius ϹΗΜΑϹΙΑ L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 168-169 |
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| Weight | 19.08 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the typical Antonine style, with a slightly idealized portrait displaying curled hair and beard. The Greek imperial legend runs around the periphery of the flan, partially visible due to the irregular strike and wear. The flan shows evidence of a hand-struck technique, with some weakness at the edges characteristic of Alexandrian provincial coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ] ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | The personification of Semasia (also interpreted as Alexandria), wearing an elephant-scalp cap, depicted in dynamic motion galloping to the left while holding a palm branch in her outstretched hand. This rare reverse type, unique to the ninth regnal year issues of Alexandrian coinage under Marcus Aurelius, references the ceremonial signal or proclamation associated with the Nile festival. The legend is distributed across the reverse field in Greek characters, with the regnal year notation in the form of the Egyptian dating formula. |
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