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AR26 - Vespasian
| 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, portrayed with characteristic realistic features in the Alexandrian provincial style. The Greek legend runs around the periphery of the field, identifying the emperor by his titles. The date regnal year marker L A (year 1) appears in the field, denoting the first year of Vespasian's reign. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Vespasian's Alexandrian coinage of Year 2 (69/70 AD) was struck during the final, turbulent months of the Year of the Four Emperors, when Vespasian himself was still consolidating power from his base in the East. The Alexandria mint was politically significant here — Egypt was effectively his personal province, its grain supply the lever he used to pressure Rome into submission before marching west.
Billon tetradrachms from this early regnal year are notably variable in silver content, reflecting the mint's erratic metal supply during the transition. The Dattari 372 attribution places this among the well-documented early types.