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Æ27 - Hadrian L Ε
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 120-121 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the Hellenistic-Roman provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage, with finely articulated curling hair beneath the laurel wreath. A circular legend in Greek characters runs around the periphery of the flan. The portrait is bold and high-relief, typical of early Hadrianic Alexandrian issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
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Year 5 of Hadrian's reign (120–121 AD) fell during his extended tour of the eastern provinces — he would not reach Egypt itself until 130 AD, meaning this coin circulated under a ruler its users had never seen in person. Alexandrian bronze dating to this precise regnal year is notably thin on the ground, and the III#5295A reference designation suggests a supplementary classification within Dattari-Savio's corpus, implying the type was identified after the main sequence was established.