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Æ20 - Hadrian ΦΘΕΜΦ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style. The legend runs around the periphery in Greek characters. The portrait exhibits the conventional idealized treatment typical of Roman Imperial coinage struck at Alexandria during Hadrian's reign. |
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| Reverse description | Isis standing to the right with head turned left, crowned with the basileion (horned sun-disk crown), her right arm lowered at her side while her left arm cradles the infant Harpocrates-Heracles, depicted nude and seated upon a lotus flower. The divine child raises his right hand to his mouth in the characteristic gesture of Harpocrates, and rests a club on his left shoulder, alluding to his syncretism with Heracles. The nome legend and regnal year appear in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
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