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Æ33 - Trajan L ΙΔ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 110-111 |
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| Weight | 20.69 g |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (110-111) |
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Year 14 of Trajan's reign corresponds to a period of intensive Alexandrian mint activity preceding the Parthian campaigns, when provincial bronze coinage in Egypt was being produced in substantial volume to service a cash economy tightly regulated under Roman prefectural administration. Egypt remained the only province where Rome maintained a closed currency system — foreign coins had to be exchanged at the border, and Alexandrian issues never legally circulated outside.
The regnal year dating system used at Alexandria, expressed here as ΙΔ (14), is one of the more reliable chronological anchors in provincial numismatics.