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Æ34 - Hadrian L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-118 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-shouldered, laureate bust of the emperor Hadrian facing right, unbearded, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The portrait displays the characteristic close-cropped Hadrianic curls rendered in the Alexandrian provincial style. A Greek legend encircles the effigy along the border, with a dotted inner border visible. The portrait type is consistent with the earliest coinage of Hadrian's reign, prior to the adoption of his beard. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΝΟϹ (sic) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian) |
| Reverse description | The emperor Hadrian, laureate and wearing a toga, stands erect in a quadriga advancing to the right, holding an eagle-tipped sceptre in one hand and a branch in the other. The four horses are depicted in motion, conveying a triumphal processional scene characteristic of Alexandrian imperial bronzes. The regnal date appears in the field, marking this issue to the second year of Hadrian's reign in the Egyptian calendar. |
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