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Æ35 - Trajan L ΙΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 109-110 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, viewed from the rear, rendered in the vigorous portrait style characteristic of Alexandrian bronze coinage. The emperor's laurel wreath is clearly defined, and the musculature of the cuirass is visible beneath the paludamentum. The legend runs around the periphery of the flan, partially obscured by the irregular edge. The portrait displays the strong, mature features associated with Trajanic imperial iconography. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Year 13 of Trajan's reign marked a particularly active period for the Alexandrian mint, falling between the two Dacian Wars and coinciding with preparations for what would become the formal annexation of Dacia as a province in 106 — though by this regnal year the campaigns themselves were concluded. The Alexandrian bronze series operated on a distinct Egyptian regnal calendar, which is why these issues carry a year count entirely separate from the Roman consular or tribunician dating used elsewhere in the empire.
The mint at Alexandria produced bronze in unusually large modules through this period, partly to compensate for the negligible silver content in contemporary Egyptian billon tetradrachms.