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Æ34 - Trajan L ΙϚ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 112-113 |
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| Reference(s) | III#4745.1 |
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| Reverse description | Two standing figures occupy the reverse field. At left, Nilus stands facing left, holding a reed in one hand and a cornucopia in the other, personifying the abundance of the Nile river. To his right, Euthenia — the personification of prosperity and plenty — stands facing left, raising a wreath in her extended right hand and holding ears of corn in her left. The composition reflects the thematic importance of Nile fertility and civic abundance in Alexandrian coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Year 16 of Trajan's reign corresponds to 112–113 AD, a moment when Alexandria's mint was operating at high volume ahead of the emperor's Parthian campaign preparations. Egyptian provincial bronzes of this size were workhorses of local commerce, rarely leaving the Nile valley due to Egypt's deliberately isolated monetary system — the province ran its own closed currency loop, requiring travelers to exchange Roman coinage at the border.