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AR24 - Antoninus Pius L ΚΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 159-160 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, seen from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The obverse legend ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕ(Β) — reading 'Antoninus Sebastos Eusebes' — encircles the bust. The portrait reflects the characteristic Alexandrian tetradrachm style of the Antonine period, with a mature, bearded imperial effigy rendered in high relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕ(Β) |
| Reverse description | The goddess Isis, wearing the basileion (lunar crown with horns and disc), is enthroned and seated right. Upon her knee sits the infant Harpocrates, crowned with the double crown (skhent), raising his right hand to his lips in the characteristic gesture of silence and holding a lotus flower in his left hand. A hawk, symbolizing the solar deity Horus, perches on the throne behind Isis. The reverse legend L ΚΓ, positioned in the field, denotes regnal Year 23 of Antoninus Pius, corresponding to 159–160 AD. |
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