New Hadrian Drachm of Alexandria

who would want any Hadrian's?
i dont get it

 

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 136-37 AD Egyptian temple
Reference.
RPC III, 6212.3; Dattari-Savio Pl. 97, 1975 (this coin); Emmett 996.21; Köln 1230 same die pair

Issue L KA = year 21

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Bare head of Hadrian, left

Rev. L ΚΑ
Egyptian temple with pylons with statue of Isis, holding sceptre

21.50 gr
33 mm

 

Hadrian, AD 117-138
AE33, drachm, 22.10g
Alexandria, AD 133/134 (year 18)
obv. AVT KAIC TRAIAN - ADRIANOC CEB
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. Agathodaimon, bearded, erected r., and Uraeus-Snake, erected l., confronted; Agathodaimon, representing Osiris, wearing shkent (double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt) and holding kerykeion with his tail; Uraeus-Snake, representing Isis, wearing crown of Isis (sundisk between horns) and holding sistrum.
across field L - IH (year 18)
Ref.: Dattari 7901
Very rare, VF

A wonderful combination of Egyptian and Greek mythology on a Roman coin!

Best regards
Jochen

 

Egypt, Nome Arsinoites, Hadrian, Milne 1229



Hadrian, AD 117-138
AE - Obol, 4.52g, 19.19mm, o°
126/127 (year 11)
obv. AVT KAI - TRAI ADRIANOC
Bust, slightly draped on far shoulder, laureate, r.
rev. ARCI - LIA (year 11)
Head of pharao Amenemhet III r., wearing nemes head-cloth and Uraeus
ref. Milne 1229; Dattari 6210; Emmett 1221; Geissen 3381/3382; BMC 72/73; SNG Copenhagen 1083/1084
rare, good F

The nome coins have been struck in Alexandria for the other districts of Egypt. They are considered as rare. Often they show local deities.

The Arsinoites nome corresponds to the oasis Fayum called crocodile district too. Amenemhet III, a pharao from the 12th dynasty, has cultivated and drained that oasis. A local cult for this pharao was wide spread in Fayum.

The nemes head-cloth is known from the famous bust of Tutenkhamun too.

 

Great coin @Okidoki - that pylon is really cool. Could be karnak (Amen-Ra), could be edfu (Horus)...etc.

 

Could also be Isis, of course.

 

Congrats! Very nice!

 

Lovely coins! I really like alexandrian coins, specially drachms, but I only have a few, none of Hadrian.
Here is a tet that I bought few weeks ago, very atractive in hands:

BI tetradrachm - Alexandria - 126/7 AD
Milne 1179