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Æ33 - Antoninus Pius L Η
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 144-145 |
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| Reference(s) | IV.4#802 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius, draped with paludamentum, facing right and seen from the rear, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The imperial effigy occupies the central field, with the encircling Greek legend identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The portrait displays the characteristic broad-shouldered military presentation common to Alexandrian bronzes of this reign. |
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| Reverse description | A winged sphinx seated to the right, wearing the basileion (Egyptian royal crown), with its forepaw resting upon a wheel, a motif symbolic of Fate and Fortune as adapted within the Alexandrian religious milieu. The figure is rendered in a hybrid Graeco-Egyptian style, combining leonine body with outstretched feathered wings. The date regnal legend appears in the field. The overall composition is characteristic of the imaginative reverse typology employed by the Alexandrian mint under Antoninus Pius. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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