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Æ24 - Hadrian L ΙϚ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 131-132 |
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| Weight | 8.70 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, a common Alexandrian iconographic convention. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic short beard and laureate wreath. The legend is arranged in two segments around the bust within the field, with the titulature abbreviated in Greek characters. The portrait style is consistent with the provincial coinage of the Alexandrian mint during Hadrian's reign, combining Roman imperial imagery with local artistic traditions. |
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| Reverse description | Harpocrates, the Hellenistic child god of silence and secrets, stands facing with head turned to the left, raising his right index finger to his lips in his characteristic gesture of silence. In his left arm he holds a cornucopia, symbol of abundance. To the left of the figure stands a ram, an attribute associated with the god Amun and with Alexandrian religious iconography. The regnal date legend appears in the field, typical of Alexandrian bronze coinage of the imperial period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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