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Æ27 - Hadrian L ΙΖ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 132-133 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, depicted from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with the laureate wreath clearly delineated around the head. The encircling Greek legend reads in two parts around the periphery of the field, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
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Year 17 of Hadrian's reign corresponds to his second and final visit to Egypt, in 130–131 AD, during which he famously witnessed the vocal Colossi of Memnon at dawn and had his companion Antinous drown in the Nile — an event that sent shockwaves through the empire and triggered an extraordinary cult. Alexandrian bronzes struck in the years immediately following that visit reflect an unusually active mint, partly driven by the new religious and civic foundations Hadrian established in Antinous's memory, including the city of Antinoöpolis.
The L ΙΖ regnal dating system used on Alexandrian bronzes counts from the Egyptian calendar year of Hadrian's accession, making these issues straightforwardly attributable where Roman provincial coins often are not.