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Æ33 - Hadrian L Ϛ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 121-122 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of the emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible over the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style, with bold relief and expressive facial features. The Greek legend runs around the obverse field, divided on either side of the bust. The coin exhibits a broad, slightly irregular flan typical of Alexandrian bronze coinage of the Hadrianic period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Demeter standing facing with head turned to the right, holding a long torch in her right hand and ears of corn in her left. To the right, Sarapis is seated left on a throne, his right hand raised in a gesture of benediction and his left hand holding a long sceptre. In the upper left field, the bust of Selene appears, distinguished by the crescent above her head. The composition is characteristic of the syncretic religious iconography favored in Alexandrian coinage, combining Greek and Egyptian divine figures within a single reverse type. |
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