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Æ12 - Hadrian L ΚΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 136-137 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Antinous facing right, bare-headed and adorned with the hemhem crown, rendered in the idealized Hellenistic portrait style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The youthful effigy displays the characteristic full, wavy hair falling to the neck associated with representations of the deified favourite of Hadrian. The bust is set within a dotted border, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | A caduceus depicted upright in the centre of the field, showing two intertwined serpents ascending the staff with wings spread at the top, a standard Hermes/Mercury symbol employed frequently on Alexandrian provincial bronzes. The date formula L ΚΑ flanks the caduceus in the field, with L to the left and ΚΑ to the right, denoting regnal year 21 of Hadrian. The design is contained within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse lettering | L ΚΑ (Translation: of year 21) |
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