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Aureus - Hadrian AEGYPTOS, Egypt

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 130-133
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Weight 7.27 g
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description The personification of Aegyptos (Egypt) reclines to the left in the field, her upper body turned slightly toward the viewer, draped in robes, and wearing an elephant-skin headdress. She raises her right hand aloft holding a sistrum, the sacred rattle associated with the cult of Isis, while to her left stands a low column or basket surmounted by an ibis, the sacred bird of the god Thoth and a quintessential symbol of Egypt. The legend AEGYPTOS arcs across the upper field in bold Latin capitals. The composition forms part of Hadrian's celebrated 'Provinces' series, commemorating his imperial travels and the diverse regions of the Roman world.
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Mint Rome Mint
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