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AR24 - Antoninus Pius ΕΤΟΥϹ Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 138-139 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, with traces of drapery at the shoulder, rendered in the Alexandrian provincial style. The emperor is depicted with a short curly beard and finely detailed hair. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ ϹΕΒ in the field surrounding the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Sarapis facing right, the deity wearing the characteristic kalathos (modius) atop his head and a taenia or laurel wreath. The hair and beard are rendered in the voluminous, heavily curled Alexandrian style typical of Sarapian iconography. The regnal date legend ΕΤΟΥϹ Β, denoting Year 2 of Antoninus Pius's reign, appears in the field surrounding the bust. |
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