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AR24 - Antoninus Pius L ΚΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 159-160 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Reverse description | Two standing female figures occupy the reverse field. To the left, Euthenia (personification of abundance) stands facing, with head turned to the right, crowned with corn ears, and holds a corn-stalk in her hand; a kalathos (wicker basket) is placed at her feet. To the right, Homonoia (personification of concord) stands facing, with head turned to the left, wearing a kalathos crown, and holds a cornucopia in one arm and a patera in the other hand. The regnal year legend L ΚΓ (year 23, corresponding to 159–160 AD) appears in the field, a standard dating convention of the Alexandrian mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (159-160) |
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Year 23 of Antoninus Pius's reign falls squarely within the longest peaceful principate of the entire imperial period — no major wars, no succession crises, no currency collapses. Alexandria's billon tetradrachms of this era reflect that stability in their relatively consistent alloy, though the silver content had been quietly declining for decades by this point, a slide that would accelerate catastrophically under later emperors. Emmett 1428.23 is well-attested across the major collections, Dattari's Cairo Museum specimens among the primary reference points for the type.