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Æ14 - Hadrian ΚΥΝΟΠ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
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Alexandrian bronze issues of Hadrian present a cataloging challenge that has occupied specialists for decades: the regnal year system used by the Alexandrian mint — marked by the "L" prefix — allows unusually precise dating within a reign, something most provincial series cannot offer. Year 11 (L ΙΑ) falls in 126/127 AD, during Hadrian's celebrated second tour of the eastern provinces, when he visited Egypt personally and took a sustained interest in Alexandrian civic life.
The ΚΥΝΟΠ ethnic links this piece to Cynopolis, a nome capital in Middle Egypt whose mint relationship with Alexandria remains only partially resolved in the literature.