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AR25 - Commodus L ΛΒ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 191-192 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Commodus facing right, rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style with a prominent laurel wreath of large berries crowning the effigy. The legend encircles the portrait along the rim, reading Λ ΑΙΛ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ϹΕ ΕΥϹΕ ΕΥΤΥ, abbreviating the emperor's titulature in Greek. The portrait displays characteristic Antonine features with curly hair visible beneath the wreath and a short beard. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, consistent with Alexandrian tetradrachm coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Year 32 of Commodus's reign in Alexandria corresponds to 191–192 AD, the final year before his assassination on New Year's Eve 192. Egyptian provincial coinage ran on a regnal calendar independent of Rome, meaning Alexandrian mint workers were still striking his portrait issues while the conspiracy involving Marcia, Eclectus, and prefect Laetus was already in motion. The billon fabric of late Antonine Alexandrian issues reflects chronic debasement of the tetradrachm series across the second century — silver content had collapsed to levels that were largely nominal by this point.