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Drachm of Alexandria with heads of Titus and Vespasian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
76–77
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis; Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 19.42 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.859
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙ [Y]ΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ, L [Ε] (year 9) around head. Head of Vepasian wreathed, profile to right.
Reverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡAΤΟΡ[ΟΣ] ΤΙΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ around head. Head of Titus, profile to right, wreathed.
Reverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡAΤΟΡ[ΟΣ] ΤΙΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ around head. Head of Titus, profile to right, wreathed.
InscriptionsObverse: ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙ [Y]ΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ, L [Ε]
Reverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡAΤΟΡ[ΟΣ] ΤΙΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ
Reverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡAΤΟΡ[ΟΣ] ΤΙΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ
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).