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AR24 - Hadrian L ΔΩΔΕ (ΑΤ (ΟΥ)
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 127-128 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, viewed from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The portrait displays Hadrian's characteristic short beard and softly curled hair rendered in the Hellenistic tradition favoured by Alexandrian die-cutters. The Greek imperial legend is disposed in two arcs around the field, divided left and right of the effigy. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The syncretic funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris represented as a mummiform figure standing facing, with head turned to the right. The deity is enveloped in a tight-fitting mummy shroud decorated with a characteristic lattice or diamond-pattern bandaging, and holds a long sceptre in the right hand. The regnal date legend L ΔΩΔΕΚ(ΑΤ)(ΟΥ), denoting year twelve of Hadrian's reign (127/128 AD), is disposed in the field to either side of the figure. A beaded border frames the composition. |
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