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AR25 - Marcus Aurelius L Α
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 161 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius facing left, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder truncation. The effigy is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with a wreath of laurel leaves crowning the head. The peripheral legend reads in Greek characters around the bust, identifying the emperor by name and title. The portrait displays the characteristic mature features associated with early issues of Marcus Aurelius's reign. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Two laureate emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, depicted standing facing one another in togate attire, each holding a long sceptre in the outer hand. The two co-rulers are shown clasping right hands at centre in the traditional dextrarum iunctio gesture, symbolising concord and shared imperial power. The composition is characteristic of Alexandrian tetradrachm types struck to commemorate the joint accession of the two Antonine co-emperors in 161 AD. The regnal year date appears in the field. |
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