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AR25 - Vespasian ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 69 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (69) |
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Struck in the first year of Vespasian's reign, this Alexandrian billon tetradrachm belongs to a politically charged moment: Egypt was the province from which Vespasian launched his bid for power, and the Alexandrian mint was among the first to recognize him as emperor — before Rome itself had formally done so. The prefect of Egypt, Tiberius Julius Alexander, declared for Vespasian on July 1, 69 AD, a date Vespasian himself later treated as his dies imperii.
Alexandria operated under a closed currency system, meaning provincials were required to exchange Roman coinage for local issues at the city's exchange banks — a mechanism that generated direct revenue for the imperial administration.