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AR25 - Trajan Decius L Α

Issuer Alexandria (Egypt)
Year 249-250
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan Decius facing right, depicted from the rear, showing the back of the cuirass with detailed incised musculature and paludamentum folds. The effigy is rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style, with the laurel wreath clearly defined. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait within a beaded border.
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Reverse description Right-facing bust of the syncretic deity Hermanubis, combining attributes of the Greek Hermes and Egyptian Anubis, wearing a tall kalathos adorned with a taenia and lotus petals at the front. To the right of the bust, a winged caduceus and a palm branch are depicted, symbols referencing Hermes and victory respectively. The reverse field is relatively plain, with the regnal year legend placed prominently. The overall style reflects the distinctive Greco-Egyptian artistic tradition of Alexandrian coinage.
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