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Æ34 - Antoninus Pius L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 138-139 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, draped in paludamentum and cuirass, seen from the centre or rear, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The imperial effigy is portrayed with characteristic realism, the cuirass visible at the shoulder. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek script, naming the emperor with his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche of Alexandria depicted reclining to the left upon an ornate couch or kline, her upper body slightly raised and turned toward the viewer. She wears the kalathos (modius) upon her head as an emblem of her divine abundance, and her extended hand rests upon a long rudder, symbolising the city's maritime prosperity and navigational dominance. The regnal date legend L Β appears prominently in the upper field to the left, indicating the second year of Antoninus Pius's reign in the Alexandrian dating system. |
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| Reverse lettering | L Β (Translation: of year 2) |
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