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Æ35 - Antoninus Pius L Ϛ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 142-143 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, depicted with a full beard and characteristic curly hair rendered in the Antonine style. The emperor's effigy is shown as a bare neck truncation, with the laurel wreath clearly delineated atop the head. The encircling Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The portrait is executed in the distinctive Alexandrian provincial style, with bold, rounded modeling typical of Egyptian provincial coinage of the mid-second century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Mythological scene depicting the combat of Heracles and Antaeus. Heracles is shown standing, facing right, with his head turned to the left, in the act of lifting the giant Antaeus off the ground — the decisive moment of the myth in which Heracles deprives Antaeus of his earth-derived strength. To the right of the composition, Heracles' club and lion skin are placed as attributes. The scene is rendered in a vigorous, dynamic style characteristic of Alexandrian provincial bronzes, with the date legend positioned in the field. |
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