Please post here your: EGYPT, Alexandria, and other provincials from Hadrian. i am mainly collecting hadrian imperials. but also fell in love with these coins please feel free to post yours. all the Best Eric
Those are some very nice Hadrians, Okidoki! EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian year 15, 130/1 AD) Æ Drachm, 35 mm, 24.8 gm Obv: AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Rev: Hadrian standing left, togate, holding sceptre, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant's skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears in her left hand, and kissing Hadrian's extended right hand; L-IE (date) below. Ref: Emmett 964(15), R1 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian year 2, 117/8 AD billion tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.5 gm Obv: AVTKAICTPAINOC AΔPIANOC; laureate bust right Rev: Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopia; L-B Ref: Emmett 901(2), R4
Lovely coins. My only hadrian tet. Hadrian (117 - 138 A.D.) Billon Tetradrachm O: Laureate head right, crescent under chin. R: LV, Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing left, peplos draped over right arm, holding scales and cornucopiae. Alexandria mint Year 6 = 121-122 AD 12.1g 22mm Milne 1003
Wow, Okidoki => you have a super collection going-on!! (congrats) Ummm, this is my only Alexandrian Hadrian ... and it's only a stinkin' Obol ... => hopefully, you'll let it join-in and play with the other Hadrian examples? EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Æ Obol AD 117-138 Dated RY 14 (AD 129/3) Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 4.51 grams Obverse: Laureate head right Reverse: Uraeus (cobra) to left, with poppy and grain ear; L-IΔ (date) across upper field Reference: Köln 1022; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 32.501; Emmet 1170 Other: 12h ... red-brown patina
welcome...and great alexandrians! did you want to edit your original topic? if so, after a while (a day or so) you can't edit it any more...i've wanted to do that myself several times.
This one is a little bigger than an obol (34 mm). ROMAN EGYPT ALEXANDRIA Hadrian AE Drachm 117-138 A.D. 27.00 grams, 34 mm. Obv: Laur. Dr. Cuirassed bust right AYT.KAI (Hadrian).APIC.CEB Rev: Hadrian in quadriga of elephants right. LENΔE.KATOV Grade: Fine light chocolate brown color Other: Sear 1175 (pg 151) B.M.C.G.860 Milne 1216var., Koln 967var. Rare 15 leg variety much like the USA 3-legged buffalo nickel? On the obverse legend: AYT= AVTOKPATOP = Emperor KAI= KAICAP = Caesar APIC.CEB = Optimus Augustus Ex John Jencek of San Mateo Calif., From Eye Appealing Coins 11/2013.
New Coin. Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙAN ΑΔΡ CΕΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev. L ΔEKATOY Agathodaemon erect right at left, wearing skhent and enfolding caduceus, facing Uraeus erect left at right, wearing disk and horns, enfolding sistrum, their tails knotted together and holding a club erect Billon-Tetradrachme, Jahr 10 = 125/126 n. Chr. Maten. 13,35 gr 23 mm Kwaliteit. VF