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Æ33 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 149-150 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | L ΙΓ (Translation: of year 13) |
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Year 13 of Antoninus Pius's reign — the regnal year encoded in that ΙΓ — places this issue squarely within the most stable stretch of Roman imperial administration Egypt ever experienced. The Alexandrian mint operated on its own closed currency system, meaning bronze of this type could not legally circulate outside Egypt and provincials could not import Roman coinage for local use. Every transaction in the chora funneled back through Alexandria's exchange.
The Emmett reference IV.4#1196 points to a well-documented type, but condition attrition from Egypt's agricultural delta regions — where soil salinity accelerates bronze disease — means survivors with stable patinas are the exception.