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Æ33 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΖ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 153-154 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder, rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic mature features with a full beard, enclosed within a circular Greek legend. The surrounding inscription names the emperor in full imperial titulature, running clockwise around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Sarapis facing right, crowned with the kalathos and wearing a taenia, presented in the syncretic Hellenistic-Egyptian style typical of Alexandrian coinage. Beneath the bust, an eagle stands to the right with head turned to the left and wings spread, serving as a divine attribute of the deity. Two stars appear in the field, one on each side of the composition, emphasizing the celestial character of Sarapis. The regnal year legend appears in the field, dating the issue to Year 17 of Antoninus Pius's reign. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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