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Æ35 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΖ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 153-154 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Zeus facing right, crowned with a laurel wreath, presented in the Alexandrian artistic tradition with flowing locks and an imposing divine aspect. The bust is rendered with careful attention to the god's majestic bearing, his drapery falling across the shoulder. The regnal date legend appears in the field, characteristic of Alexandrian coinage which employed the Egyptian regnal year system. The reverse field shows significant wear and corrosion typical of heavily circulated provincial bronze. |
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| Mintage | ND (153-154) |
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Year 17 of Antoninus Pius's reign, which is what the "L ΙΖ" dating formula records — the Egyptian regnal year running from the Roman emperor's accession, recalculated through the Alexandrian calendar. The provincial mint at Alexandria operated under entirely separate administrative control from the Roman imperial mints, producing its own bronze coinage calibrated to local Egyptian denominational traditions rather than the Roman aes system. Antoninus Pius's reign was notably peaceful, which made Egypt administratively stable and the Alexandrian mint unusually productive across his full twenty-three year rule.