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Aureus - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG ALEXANDRIAE, Alexandria
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#1555, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.1555 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, the paludamentum visible at the left shoulder, rendered with characteristic short curly hair and close-cropped beard in the Hellenic style adopted by the emperor. The portrait is executed with fine naturalistic detail, presenting the emperor in three-quarter rear view. A beaded border encircles the field. The imperial titulature legend runs clockwise around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Translation: Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation.) |
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Hadrian's Egyptian tour of 130–131 AD was among the most consequential imperial visits in the province's history — it included the founding of Antinoopolis following the drowning of his companion Antinous in the Nile, and prompted a wave of coinage celebrating his arrivals across the eastern empire. The ADVENTVS series, of which the Alexandria type is a distinct issue, was minted not as casual commemorative work but as deliberate political messaging, circulated among the administrative and military elite who would understand its geographic specificity.
The Alexandria type within RIC II.3 is among the more geographically explicit of the ADVENTVS group, distinguishing the Egyptian capital from the broader eastern tour issues.