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Drachm of Alexandria with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–135
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 28.30 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Department of Classical Art Curator's Fund
Accession Number1989.27
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Jugate draped busts right of Zeus Sarapis, wearing modius, laureate, and Isis, wearing disk and plumes.
Inscription in Greek.
Year 19 = A.D. 134-135.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Jugate draped busts right of Zeus Sarapis, wearing modius, laureate, and Isis, wearing disk and plumes.
Inscription in Greek.
Year 19 = A.D. 134-135.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Frank Sternberg, Schanzengasse 10, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Sternberg auction 21, November 14-15, Hotel Bellerive au Lac, Zurich, lot 414); purchased at Sternberg auction on behalf of MFA by Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, SW1Y6QS; January 25, 1989: purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd.