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AR23 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΔ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 150-151 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the truncation of the neck, rendered in the provincial Alexandrian style with a bearded portrait. The emperor's effigy is boldly modelled in high relief, the laurel wreath clearly defined atop the head. A circular Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of the Nile god Nilus facing right, crowned with a taenia and lotus-buds symbolising the river's fertility, a cornucopia visible at the shoulder. The figure is rendered in the characteristically eclectic Alexandrian provincial style, blending Hellenistic and Egyptian iconographic traditions. The regnal year legend appears in the field, denoting the fourteenth year of Antoninus Pius's reign. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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