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AR24 - Hadrian L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-118 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Laureate draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the distinctive Alexandrian provincial style. The emperor's portrait displays his characteristic short beard and laureate wreath. A six-pointed star appears in the lower right field, serving as an auxiliary symbol. The Greek legend encircles the bust along the beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The Canopic jar of Osiris (Canopus) depicted facing right, shown as a rounded vessel with a human head surmounted by an atef crown, the body decorated with crossed bands and a scarab pectoral, resting on a low base. This distinctly Egyptian funerary and religious symbol reflects the syncretic Greco-Egyptian character of Alexandrian coinage. The regnal year date L Β (Year 2) is inscribed in the field, flanking the canopus left and right. The reverse field is plain with a beaded border. |
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