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Æ20 - Hadrian ΝΑΥΚΡΑ, L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC III#6527 |
| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian bronze coinage. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic short beard and laureate wreath. The Greek legend encircles the bust along the periphery of the flan. The die work reflects the conventions of the Alexandrian municipal mint, with the portrait occupying the majority of the coin's face. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
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Naukratis was one of the oldest Greek trading colonies in Egypt, founded around 630 BC and granted exclusive emporium rights by Amasis II — a commercial monopoly that shaped the city's identity for centuries. By Hadrian's reign it had long ceased to be Egypt's dominant trading hub, eclipsed first by Alexandria and then by Roman reorganization of Nile commerce, yet it retained enough civic pride to issue its own bronze coinage under the provincial dating system. The regnal year notation places this piece firmly within Hadrian's unusually long Egyptian engagement; he visited the province in person in 130 AD, the only emperor of his era to do so.