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Æ15 - Hadrian ΦΑΡΒΑΙ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate bust of the Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the typical provincial Egyptian style, with strong facial features and a wreath of laurel encircling the head. The flan is irregular, as characteristic of Alexandrian nome coinage of this period, and the field is plain without surrounding legend. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The sacred Kem-wer bull, the black bull deity venerated in the Pharbaithite nome, depicted standing in profile to the right with characteristic bovine musculature. The legend ΦΑΡΒΑΙ appears in the upper field, identifying the Pharbaithite nome of the Egyptian Delta, while the date formula L ΙΑ (regnal year 11) is positioned in the lower field or exergue. The type is enclosed within a dotted border, and the overall execution is typical of the small-module nome bronze coinage issued under Hadrian. |
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