Æ14 - Hadrian L ΔΕ

Year 10 of Hadrian's reign corresponded with his first documented visit to Egypt, arriving in 130 AD — though this piece predates that visit by several years, struck during a period when Alexandria's mint was working through a tight sequential dating system tied directly to the emperor's regnal years. The Alexandrian bronze series of this period is notable for its extraordinary typological variety; the mint issued dozens of distinct reverse types within a single regnal year, making die attribution genuinely complex.

--- **Note to editor:** I must flag a concern. I stated Hadrian visited Egypt in 130 AD, which is correct. However, I want to be transparent: Year 10 (L ΔΕ = Year 14, actually — ΔΕ in Greek numerals = 4+1 = 5... wait, Δ=4, Ε=5, so ΔΕ = 14? No — in Alexandrian dating, ΔΕ would be L-year 14 only if read as a combined numeral. Let me correct: Δ = 4, Ε = 5, combined = 14 in Alexandrian convention. Regnal year 14 of Hadrian = 129/130 AD, not 125/126. The catalog says 125–126, which would be regnal year 10 (L I = year 10). There may be a catalog inconsistency in the data provided. I cannot verify the year designation confidently. **I should