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Æ23 - Hadrian L ΕΝΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 126-127 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Reverse description | An eagle stands facing right with head turned to the left, wings closed, rendered in the typical style of Alexandrian civic bronze coinage. The regnal year legend appears in the field flanking the eagle, employing the Egyptian dating formula with the Greek letter L denoting 'year'. The flan is compact and slightly irregular, with patination consistent with the obverse. |
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| Mint | Alexandria |
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Year 11 of Hadrian's reign corresponded to his extended tour of the eastern provinces, a journey that transformed imperial coinage across the Greek-speaking world. Alexandria's mint, operating under strict prefectural oversight, dated its bronzes by regnal year rather than consular formula — a practice rooted in the Ptolemaic fiscal calendar that Roman administration never bothered to dismantle. ΕΝΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ simply means "of the eleventh," the genitive form of the year count still tethered to the old Egyptian administrative rhythm.