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| Emittent | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Jahr | 248-249 |
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| Gewicht | 18.91 g |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The personification of Elpis (Hope) advancing to the left in full figure, draped in a long chiton with flowing folds, raising the hem of her skirt with her right hand in the characteristic iconographic gesture, and holding a flower or blossom upward in her left hand. A tall palm branch stands prominently in the left field, serving as an emblem of Alexandria and of auspicious fortune. The regnal year legend L Ϛ appears in the right field, denoting the sixth year of Philip I's reign according to the Alexandrian calendar. |
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| Prägestätte | Alexandria |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Philip I's sixth regnal year in Egypt — the year this coin was struck — coincided with the millennial celebrations of Rome's founding in 248 AD, an event Philip exploited aggressively through coinage across the empire. Alexandria's own mint participated in this propagandistic output while simultaneously managing the logistical strain of Egypt's grain economy, which remained Rome's most critical provincial revenue source. The Alexandrian bronze series of this reign is notably inconsistent in flan quality, a known production issue rather than a post-mint problem.