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AR23 - Antoninus Pius L ΚΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 157-158 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Antoninus Pius, wearing paludamentum, facing right. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the local Alexandrian style, with a broad laurel wreath and a bearded portrait. The peripheral Greek legend reads ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ, identifying the emperor as Augustus and Pius. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, standing facing with head turned right, draped in a himation. He holds a patera extended over a small lighted altar at his side, and a serpent-entwined staff (caduceus-type) in his other hand. The field carries the regnal date legend L ΚΑ (Year 21), corresponding to the 21st year of Antoninus Pius's reign, equivalent to 157–158 AD. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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