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Hemidrachm of Alexandria with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 130–131
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria; Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 14.26 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.840
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, to right, wearing aegis. .
Reverse: LI at left, [E] at right (year 15). Emperor in sacerdotal dress with head turned to left. In left hand sceptre, right a patera above an altar.
Reverse: LI at left, [E] at right (year 15). Emperor in sacerdotal dress with head turned to left. In left hand sceptre, right a patera above an altar.
InscriptionsReverse: LI[E]
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).