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Æ34 - Antoninus Pius L ΤΡΙϹΚΑΙ (ΕΚΑ)
| Issuer | Roman Provincial Mint of Alexandria |
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| Year | 149-150 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC IV.4#1190 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Augustus Pius) |
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Year 13 of Antoninus Pius's reign — the regnal year encoded in the ΤΡΙϹΚΑΙ legend — fell during one of the most administratively quiet decades in Roman imperial history. Antoninus famously never left Italy after his accession, governing the provinces entirely through correspondence and trusted legates. Alexandria, the empire's second city and its critical grain-shipping hub, continued producing substantial bronze provincials throughout his reign with a regularity that reflects the city's economic stability under his governance.
The Alexandrian mint operated under the prefect of Egypt, answerable directly to the emperor rather than the Senate — an arrangement dating to Augustus, who refused to allow senators into Egypt without personal permission.