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AR24 - Hadrian L Β
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 117-118 |
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| Weight | 9.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style, with the laurel wreath clearly articulated. The surrounding legend in Greek characters runs along the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his imperial titulature. The coin is struck on an irregularly shaped flan typical of early Hadrianic Alexandrian tetradrachms, with some surface encrustation obscuring fine detail. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Sarapis facing right, the deity distinguished by the characteristic kalathos (modius) atop his head and a laurel wreath encircling it, rendered in the syncretic Graeco-Egyptian artistic tradition of the Alexandrian mint. The bust displays carefully executed drapery folds at the shoulder. The regnal date legend L Β (year 2) appears in the field, denoting the second year of Hadrian's reign in the Egyptian dating system. The reverse flan surface shows heavy patination and encrustation consistent with the coin's age and burial history. |
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