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Aureus - Hadrian AEGYPTOS, Egypt
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Aegyptos (Egypt) reclines to the left in a languid, naturalistic pose characteristic of the Hadrianic 'Province' series. She holds a sistrum in her raised right hand, an attribute evoking the cult of Isis, while her left arm rests upon a modius (corn basket), symbolising Egypt's role as the granary of Rome. An ibis, the sacred bird of Thoth, stands to the left in the field. The reverse legend AEGYPTOS is inscribed in the exergue or field, identifying the personified province. |
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| Reverse lettering | AEGYPTOS (Translation: Aegyptos. Egypt.) |
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This issue belongs to Hadrian's famous series of "travel coins" — provincial personification aurei struck to commemorate his extensive tours of the empire between 121 and 134 AD. The Egypt type almost certainly commemorates his Nile journey of 130 AD, during which his beloved Antinous drowned near Hermopolis. Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis on the site and declared Antinous a god — the Egyptian priesthood, familiar with deification and eager to please the emperor, proved unusually receptive to the new cult.