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Æ33 - Antoninus Pius L Ε
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 141-142 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right, rendered in the provincial Egyptian style typical of Alexandrian coinage. The emperor's portrait displays characteristic mid-second century Roman imperial iconography, with the laurel wreath denoting imperial and divine honour. The Greek legend encircles the effigy, naming the emperor in the formulaic Alexandrian titulature. The flan is broad and irregular, consistent with hammered Alexandrian bronze production of the period. |
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| Mint | Alexandria |
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Year five of Antoninus Pius's reign — the regnal year encoded in the "L Ε" date formula — fell early enough in his principate that Alexandria's mint was still calibrating output following Hadrian's death in 138. The Egyptian provincial series operated entirely outside the imperial mint system, struck under prefectural authority and denominated in drachms rather than the Roman standard, which is why these bronzes circulated only within Egypt's borders and rarely traveled.