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AR22 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΗ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 154-155 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery on the left shoulder. The emperor's portrait is rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian style, with a wreath of laurel leaves crowning the head. The circumferential Greek legend runs around the bust in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (154-155) |
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Year 18 of Antoninus Pius's reign fell squarely within one of the most administratively stable periods Roman Egypt had seen in generations — no revolt, no flood crisis, no currency reform. The Alexandria mint continued producing billon tetradrachms at a silver content already badly debased from earlier imperial standards, a slide that had been underway since Nero's reduction of the provincial coinage in the 60s AD.
Milne 2295 is well-attested across major collections, which reflects consistent output rather than any particular scarcity or abundance for this regnal year.