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| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 151-152 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Caesar) |
| Reverse description | A monumental altar or tetrastyle flat-roofed temple with four garlanded columns framing a standing female figure who drops incense onto a small altar; above the structure rises a pyre, while acroteria in the form of aphlasta (stern ornaments) adorn the roofline. The composition is rendered in the distinctive schematic style of Alexandrian coinage, with architectural detail conveying the ceremonial and religious significance of the scene. The date regnal legend appears in the field. |
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