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