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AR25 - Trajan L Ε

Issuer	Alexandria (Egypt)
Year	101-102
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Composition	Billon (silver alloy)
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Obverse description	Draped and laureate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered in the Alexandrian provincial style with finely detailed hair and laurel wreath. The emperor's effigy shows a strong profile with defined chin and characteristic Trajanic features. A circular Greek legend surrounds the bust, reading ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣ ΝΕΡ - ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ, abbreviating his imperial titulature as Autocrator Caesar Nerva Traianus Sebastos Germanicus.
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Reverse description	A Roman military trophy displayed at centre, consisting of a post hung with captured arms and armour. Two seated captives are depicted at the base of the trophy, one to either side, rendered in a submissive posture symbolising Roman victory over barbarian enemies. The regnal year date L Ε (Year 5) appears in the field, divided to the left and right of the trophy, consistent with Alexandrian dating practice under Trajan.
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