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Æ33 - Antoninus Pius L ΚΒ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 158-159 |
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| Weight | 23.77 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the truncation, rendered in the characteristic provincial style of the Alexandrian mint. The portrait displays the emperor's bearded effigy with a radiate laurel wreath, consistent with late-reign representations. The surrounding Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan. The flan is broad but irregular, typical of Alexandrian bronze coinage of the Antonine period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΙ (Α)ΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius) |
| Reverse description | Draped bust of Nilus facing right, the deity crowned with a wreath of lotus-buds and bearing a reed at the shoulder, emblematic of the fertile Nile River. A cornucopia appears prominently before the bust, symbolising abundance and prosperity. The composition reflects the Alexandrian mint's characteristic integration of Egyptian religious iconography within the Roman provincial coinage tradition. The date regnal legend appears in the field. The reverse design is rendered in low relief, consistent with the broader Antonine Alexandrian bronze series. |
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