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Æ15 - Hadrian ΛΕΟΝΤ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A lion striding to the right, depicted in a schematic provincial style within a dotted border. Above the figure, the partial Greek inscription ΛΕΟΝΤ (abbreviation for Leontopolite nome) is visible in the field. The date regnal formula L ΙΑ (Year 11) appears in association with the legend, identifying this issue to the eleventh regnal year of Hadrian. The reverse type alludes to the Leontopolite nome of Egypt, whose emblem was the lion. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΛΕΟΝΤ L ΙΑ |
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Hadrian visited Egypt in 130 AD — one of the most consequential imperial tours of the province — and the Alexandrian mint responded with unusually prolific output across multiple regnal years. The "L ΙΑ" date formula marks this as struck in his eleventh regnal year, a dating convention unique to Alexandria among Roman provincial mints, derived from the Egyptian calendar system still in administrative use under Roman rule.