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Æ34 - Hadrian L ΕΝΝΕΑΚ·Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 134-135 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, with the paludamentum and scaled cuirass visible in detail. The emperor's characteristic short beard and laureate wreath are discernible despite the coin's worn surfaces. The surrounding Greek legend identifies the emperor by his full titulature, distributed across the upper and lower fields. The portraiture reflects the Hadrianic Alexandrian workshop style, characterised by robust relief and expressive modelling of the imperial effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, stands facing with head turned to the left, depicted in long robes. In his right hand he holds a patera, while his left hand grasps a serpent-entwined staff (the caduceus of Asclepius). An altar appears to the left of the figure. The regnal date legend occupies the field, referencing the nineteenth year of Hadrian's reign in the Alexandrian dating system. The composition is typical of the Alexandrian civic coinage of the Hadrianic period, reflecting the city's syncretic religious iconography. |
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| Mint | Alexandria |
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