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Æ19 - Hadrian ΜΕΜΦΙ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The imperial effigy displays the characteristic short beard of Hadrian. The Greek legend surrounding the portrait identifies the emperor with his full titulature in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Isis depicted standing, facing, with head turned to the left, wearing the basileion crown set upon a vulture headdress, attributes emblematic of her dual role as queen and mother goddess. In her left hand she holds a standing figure of the dwarf god Ptah, shown wearing a solar disk and clasping a was-sceptre, while to her right rises a uraeus serpent wearing the pschent double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The nome legend and regnal year appear in the field, identifying this as a coin of the Memphite nome struck in year 11 of Hadrian's reign. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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