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AR24 - Hadrian L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-118 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the Hellenistic-Roman provincial style characteristic of the Alexandrian mint. The portrait displays carefully modeled curly hair beneath the laurel wreath, along with a short beard consistent with Hadrian's well-known iconography. The Greek imperial legend runs around the periphery of the flan within a beaded border. The effigy conveys imperial authority through its confident profile treatment, typical of early Hadrianic coinage at Alexandria. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Dikaiosyne (Justice/Equity) depicted standing facing, head turned to the left, draped in a long chiton and himation. She extends her right arm outward to hold a pair of scales, symbolizing fairness and just governance, while cradling a cornucopia in her left arm, denoting abundance. The regnal year date in Greek numerals, L Β (Year 2, corresponding to 117–118 AD), appears in the field, flanking the figure to either side. The composition is characteristic of Alexandrian civic allegorical reverses of the Hadrianic period. |
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