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AR24 - Antoninus Pius L ΙΘ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 155-156 |
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| Reference(s) | Emmett 1390.19; Köln 1856; Dattari 2823; Milne 2241 |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ |
| Reverse description | Draped bust of Nilus facing right, crowned with a taenia and lotus-buds, the personification rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style. A reed is depicted at the shoulder, while before the bust appears a cornucopia from which emerges a small Genius holding a wreath, symbolizing the fertility and abundance of the Nile. The regnal date legend L ΙΘ (Year 19) appears in the field, corresponding to the nineteenth year of Antoninus Pius's reign (155–156 AD). The reverse composition reflects the strong Egyptianizing iconographic tradition of the Alexandrian mint. |
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Year 19 of Antoninus Pius's reign — rendered as L ΙΘ in the Alexandrian dating system — fell during a period of exceptional administrative stability in Egypt. Antoninus never visited the province, yet his 23-year reign produced more Alexandrian tetradrachm types than almost any other emperor, a reflection of the mint's prolific output under a government that ran, for once, without crisis. The billon alloy by this point had already degraded significantly from the near-pure silver of earlier imperial issues, a debasement that accelerated sharply under his successors.