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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian

117-138

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Egypt

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Hadrian. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of Helios facing right.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium