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AR23 - Marcus Aurelius L Ε

Issuer	Alexandria (Egypt)
Year	164-165
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Composition	Billon
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Obverse description	Laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius facing left, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with a wreath of laurel encircling the head. The Greek legend runs along the outer border of the flan. The portrait exhibits the characteristic slightly idealized features associated with Antonine imperial iconography.
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Reverse description	Euthenia, personification of abundance, stands to the left of the composition facing right, extending a wreath in her right hand. To her right, the river god Nilus is depicted seated left upon rocky ground, holding a reed and cornucopia; a crocodile, emblematic of the Nile, climbs up the rocks beside him. The regnal date appears in the left field. The scene is a hallmark type of Alexandrian coinage celebrating the prosperity of Egypt under Roman imperial rule.
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