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Æ33 - Hadrian L ΕΝΝΕΑΚ·Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 134-135 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Year 19 of Hadrian's reign, which this coin's regnal date marks, fell during a period of intense administrative attention to Egypt — Hadrian had visited the province personally in 130 AD, the trip that famously ended with the drowning of his companion Antinous in the Nile. The Alexandrian mint operated on a closed currency system: Egyptian bronze did not circulate outside the province and foreign coinage was exchanged at the border, a monetary isolation that makes provenance tracking unusually reliable for this series.
The ΕΝΝΕΑΚ·Δ dating formula — year nineteen, fourth intercalary month — is specific enough to narrow striking to a precise moment in the Alexandrian calendar year.