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AR25 - Commodus L ΛΒ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 191-192 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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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 description | Laureate and draped bust of Zeus facing right, with long flowing hair adorned with a laurel wreath of large berries and a full beard rendered in the Alexandrian style. The bust is shown with drapery over the left shoulder. The regnal date legend L ΛΒ (Year 32, corresponding to 191-192 AD) is divided across the field, with L to the left and ΛΒ to the right of the bust, a hallmark of Alexandrian imperial tetradrachms used to date the coinage by regnal year. |
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| Reverse lettering | L ΛΒ |
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