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Æ34 - Hadrian L Ζ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 122-123 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate bust of the Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with a slightly idealised portrait characteristic of early Hadrianic coinage. The surrounding field is largely devoid of ornament, with the imperial titulature distributed around the bust in Greek characters. The flan is irregular and shows typical characteristics of hand-struck provincial bronze coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
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Year 7 of Hadrian's reign coincided with his grand tour of the eastern provinces — he arrived in Egypt in 130 AD, but Alexandrian civic bronzes were already calibrating their regnal year dating well before his personal visit. The Alexandrian mint operated on a calendar year running from the Egyptian new year in late August, meaning "Year 7" bronzes straddled what the Romans would have recognized as late 122 into 123. This dating system routinely confuses attribution, and pieces from this year are sometimes misassigned in older references.