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AR24 - Hadrian L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-118 |
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| Reference(s) | Emmett 823.2; Köln 327; Milne 484; RPC III 5261 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The emperor's portrait features his characteristic full beard, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition of Alexandrian coinage. The circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy, reading from upper left around the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ |
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Year 2 of Hadrian's reign in Egypt — 117/118 CE — places this coin in the immediate aftermath of Trajan's death and the contested transition of power. Hadrian's accession was announced by the Praetorian prefect Attianus before the Senate had formally acted, and the legality of the succession was disputed enough that four former consuls were executed shortly after. Egyptian dating restarted with the new regnal year regardless, and the Alexandria mint moved quickly to issue coinage under the new name.