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Æ34 - Trajan L ΙΖ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 113-114 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, half-length nude bust of the Emperor Trajan facing right, with an aegis draped over the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the Hellenistic-Roman provincial tradition characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The obverse legend is disposed around the bust in Greek characters, identifying the emperor with his imperial titles. The portraiture reflects the mature style of Trajanic provincial issues from the Alexandria mint. |
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| Reverse description | Demeter standing to right, holding a long torch; to her right, Euthenia seated to left, holding a torch and ears of grain. Between the two figures, a small figure possibly identified as Harpocrates stands beside a column surmounted by a kalathos (basket) and flanked by serpents, a motif emblematic of Alexandrian religious iconography. The composition reflects the syncretic blending of Egyptian and Greco-Roman divine imagery typical of Alexandrian provincial bronzes. The regnal year legend appears in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (113-114) |
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