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Tetradrachm - Claudius ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 42-43 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Claudius facing right, draped at the shoulder, depicted in the Hellenistic portrait tradition characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The emperor's features are rendered with a strong jaw and tightly curled hair beneath the laurel wreath. The Greek legend ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ runs around the periphery, with the regnal year indicator L Γ (year 3) positioned in the field. The engraving style reflects the provincial workshop of Alexandria, combining Roman imperial iconography with Ptolemaic artistic conventions. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ L Γ (Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Emperor, of year 3) |
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