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Æ33 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΕ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 151-152 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius, bare-headed, facing right and seen from the rear, with the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in a naturalistic provincial style typical of Alexandrian coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, naming the emperor with his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | A monumental altar or tetrastyle flat-roofed temple with four garlanded columns framing a standing female figure, likely a priestess, in the act of dropping incense upon a low altar. Above the structure rises a pyre or bonfire, symbolising the sacrificial rite. The acroteria at the corners of the roofline are rendered in the form of aphlasta, the curved stern ornaments characteristic of ships. The date regnal year legend appears in the field. The composition reflects the elaborate architectural and religious iconography favoured on Alexandrian provincial bronzes of the Antonine period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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