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| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 59-60 |
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| Composition | Billon (debased silver) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the Emperor Nero facing right, rendered in the provincial Alexandrian style with bold, slightly stylized features. The portrait displays a radiate wreath of laurel leaves set upon the imperial effigy. The Greek legend ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡ ΑΥΤΟ (Nero Claudius Caesar Sebastos Germanicus Autokrator) runs around the periphery of the coin field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Dikaiosyne (Justice), veiled and draped in long robes, standing facing left in a dignified contrapposto pose. She extends her left arm outward holding a set of scales, symbolizing equitable judgment, while her right arm rests at her side holding a cornucopia or scepter. The Greek legend ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗ (Justice) inscribed in the field; the regnal year L ς (year 6, corresponding to 59-60 AD) appears in the lower field. |
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