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Drachm of Alexandria with bust of Hadrian
Roman, Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 132–133
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria; Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 26.21 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.837
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: ΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ at right. Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed to right, wearing aegis.
Reverse: AΔRIANON at center; LIZ (year 17) at right. Shrine with two fluted columns; in pediment, disc; within, Emperor left, his right hand touching small shrine inscribed in Greek.
Reverse: AΔRIANON at center; LIZ (year 17) at right. Shrine with two fluted columns; in pediment, disc; within, Emperor left, his right hand touching small shrine inscribed in Greek.
InscriptionsObverse: ΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ
Reverse: AΔRIANON LΙΖ
Reverse: AΔRIANON LΙΖ
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).