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Æ34 - Hadrian L Ϛ

Issuer Alexandria (Egypt)
Year 121-122
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse script Greek
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Mintage ND (121-122)
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Year 6 of Hadrian's reign corresponds to the emperor's first great tour of the provinces, though he would not reach Egypt until 130 AD. Alexandrian bronze of this regnal year was struck under the prefect of Egypt while Hadrian was still moving through the western empire, making the dating formula — L Ϛ, the sixth year — the sole direct link between this coin and that broader administrative moment. The Alexandrian mint operated on a distinct calendar anchored to the Egyptian fiscal year, which is why regnal dates on these bronzes rarely align cleanly with Roman consular years.

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