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Æ32 - Antoninus Pius L ΚΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 157-158 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, draped with paludamentum over the left shoulder, rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style. The emperor's portrait displays detailed hair and beard typical of his later coinage. A beaded border encircles the design field. The Greek legend is distributed around the periphery, partially legible on this heavily worn specimen. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Year 21 of Antoninus Pius's reign, which is what the regnal date L ΚΑ records, fell during one of the more administratively settled periods of the second century. Alexandria's mint operated under the prefect of Egypt — a position held by an equestrian, not a senator, reflecting Rome's deliberate exclusion of the senatorial class from a province whose grain supply made it too strategically sensitive to trust to potential rivals.