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Hemidrachm of Alexandria under Hadrian

Hemidrachm of Alexandria under Hadrian

r. 117-138 CE

Hadrian

Roman Provincial

Obv.: Bust of Hadrian, r., laureate and wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Rev.: The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), surmounted by lantern; on the summit, a statue standing holding scepter in l. hand; on either side of the lantern, a Triton blowing a buccinum; in the fields at l. and r., the year of Hadrian's reign (L - IZ, = year 17).

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Middle

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