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Coin of Alexandria with head of Vespasian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
86–87
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria; Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.71 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.843
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Κ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕ at left. Laureate and draped bust of Vespasian to right.
Reverse: LϚ (year 6) at left. Crowned hawk to right.
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Reverse: LϚ (year 6) at left. Crowned hawk to right.
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InscriptionsObverse: Κ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕ
Reverse: LϚ
Reverse: LϚ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).