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Æ15 - Hadrian ΛΕΟΝΤ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the typical provincial style of Alexandrian coinage, with coarse but expressive engraving. A dotted border frames the design. The coin's heavily worn and patinated surface obscures finer detail, though the imperial effigy remains identifiable. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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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.