Æ31 - Septimius Severus L - Γ

Alexandria's civic bronze coinage under Septimius Severus was tied directly to the Egyptian regnal year system, making precise dating possible in a way that Roman imperial bronzes rarely allow. This piece dates to year L-Γ, the third year of Severus's reign by Egyptian reckoning — a moment when he was still consolidating power after defeating Pescennius Niger at the Battle of Issus in 194. Egypt had backed Niger, and the province's continued mint output under Severus so soon after reflects a deliberate administrative normalization rather than any organic loyalty.