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AR25 - Vespasian ΕΙΡΗΝΗ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 69 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Vespasian facing right, rendered in the provincial Alexandrian style with finely detailed curled hair and laurel wreath. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the circumference of the flan. The regnal year indicator L Α (year 1) appears in the field, confirming this as a first-year issue of Vespasian's reign. |
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| Reverse description | Eirene (Pax), the personification of Peace, standing left in long chiton and himation, extending corn-ears in her right hand and holding a caduceus in her left. The figure is rendered in a classical style typical of Alexandrian provincial coinage, evoking themes of prosperity and peace associated with the new Flavian dynasty. The Greek legend ΕΙΡΗΝΗ appears in the field. |
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| Mint | Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD) |
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