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AR24 - Hadrian L Ϛ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 121-122 |
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| Reference(s) | Emmett 828.6; Köln 909; Milne 1047; RPC III 5536 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder; a crescent appears in the field. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian style, with detailed hair curls beneath the laurel wreath. The surrounding legend reads ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ, abbreviating his imperial titulature in Greek. |
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| Reverse description | The Agathodaemon serpent rearing erect to the right, crowned with the double crown of Egypt (pschent), its coils enfolding a caduceus and a stalk of grain (corn). This syncretic deity, closely associated with the protective genius of Alexandria, is rendered with characteristic Egyptian religious iconography. The date regnal formula L Ϛ (year 6) appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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