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Æ32 - Marcus Aurelius ϹΗΜΑϹΙΑ L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 168-169 |
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| Diameter | 32 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Lucius Verus facing right, depicted from the rear in a three-quarter view, with the emperor's drapery and armor rendered in characteristic Alexandrian provincial style. The obverse legend, partially preserved, reads Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ, identifying the emperor as Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus. The engraving reflects the distinctive artistic conventions of the Alexandrian mint under the reign of the co-emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Semasia, also interpreted as Alexandria, depicted galloping to the left, wearing an elephant-scalp headdress and holding a palm branch in her outstretched hand. The figure is rendered with vigorous movement, conveying the dynamic compositional style characteristic of Alexandrian provincial bronze coinage. The reverse field carries the Greek legend ϹΗΜΑϹΙΑ L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ, indicating the regnal year designation of year nine. The elephant-head cap is an iconographic attribute closely associated with Alexandria and its Ptolemaic heritage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ϹΗΜΑϹΙΑ L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ (Translation: signal, of the 9th year) |
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