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Æ18 - Hadrian L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 126-127 |
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| Weight | 5.12 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The imperial effigy is depicted with the customary laurel wreath denoting his status as Augustus. A Greek legend surrounds the bust, distributed across the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show the typical granular texture of struck Egyptian provincial bronze. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
| Reverse description | A hawk — identified as Horus or a sacred falcon — stands facing left, surmounted by the skhent (double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt), a distinctly Egyptian iconographic element blending local religious tradition with Roman imperial coinage. The bird is depicted in a static, frontal posture with wings folded against the body. The regnal date legend L ΙΑ, denoting the eleventh year of Hadrian's reign, appears in the field. The type exemplifies the syncretic character of Alexandrian provincial coinage. |
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