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AR25 - Hadrian L Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 119-120 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic curled hair and beard rendered in the Alexandrian style. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery of the flan. The portrait is executed in high relief typical of Alexandrian tetradrachm coinage of the early Hadrianic period. |
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| Reverse description | A hippopotamus standing to the right, rendered in profile with its characteristically massive body, short legs, and broad muzzle. The animal, sacred in Egyptian religious tradition and associated with the god Seth, occupies the central field. The regnal year date in the form of the Greek letter delta (Δ) preceded by the year symbol (L) appears in the field, denoting the fourth year of Hadrian's reign. The composition reflects the Alexandrian mint's frequent use of distinctly Egyptian fauna as reverse types. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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