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AR23 - Antoninus Pius L ΙϚ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 152-153 |
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| Weight | 13.01 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the characteristically detailed Alexandrian style. The emperor's portrait displays his customary full beard and mature features. The obverse legend ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ runs around the periphery of the field in Greek characters, identifying the emperor with his title of Eusebios (Pius). |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ |
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Year 16 of Antoninus Pius corresponds to 152–153 AD, a moment of relative administrative calm in Egypt — no revolt, no flood crisis on record, no dramatic policy shift. The Alexandria mint was nonetheless prolific, and billon tetradrachms of this regnal year survive in reasonable numbers, suggesting uninterrupted production. Emmett 1428.16 is well-attested across major collections, with Dattari 2989 providing the foundational reference from his early twentieth-century Cairo hoard documentation.