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AR24 - Hadrian L Η
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 123-124 |
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| Weight | 13.04 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of the Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder; a crescent symbol appears to the right of the effigy in the field. The surrounding legend, rendered in Greek characters, reads ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ, identifying Hadrian by his imperial titulature. The portrait is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with coarse but expressive die-cutting characteristic of the Egyptian mint workshops of the early second century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Zeus facing right, adorned with a taenia (fillet or headband) binding the hair, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition typical of Alexandrian provincial coinage. The field to the right carries the regnal year notation L Η (year 8, corresponding to 123–124 AD), serving as the date formula standard to Egyptian imperial coinage of this period. The die work is bold but somewhat worn, consistent with heavy circulation typical of Alexandrian bronzes. |
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