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Æ33 - Trajan L ΙΒ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 108-109 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ (Translation: Emperor Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Year 12 of Trajan's reign in Egypt — 108/109 AD — falls squarely within the period of his Dacian Wars, and Alexandria's mint was operating under the pressures of a Roman imperial administration funneling resources toward the Danubian frontier. The Alexandrian bronze coinage used a distinct regnal year system tied to the Egyptian calendar, making precise dating of these issues unusually reliable compared to most provincial bronzes.
The L ΙΒ date formula is the Alexandrian mint's standard regnal notation, with L functioning as an abbreviation for the Egyptian word for "year." Reference III#4294.5 suggests a well-catalogued but not especially rare variety within the Trajanic Alexandrian sequence.