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AR26 - Vespasian ΡΩΜΗ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 69-70 |
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| Weight | 12.50 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped and laureate bust of Vespasian facing right, rendered in the provincial Alexandrian style. The emperor's portrait displays characteristic features of Flavian coinage, with a wreath of laurel encircling the head. The circumferential Greek legend reads ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ, identifying the emperor with his imperial titles, with the regnal year L Β (Year 2) also present in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Roma facing left, helmeted and attired in military dress, holding a long spear in her right hand and resting her left hand upon a large round shield set at her side. The figure is rendered in the characteristic provincial Alexandrian style, occupying the central field of the flan. The Greek legend ΡΩΜΗ appears in the field, identifying the personification of the city of Rome. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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