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Translation of legend abbreviations:
AYT KAIC TPAIAN A∆PIANOC CEB
Imperator Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus
L IH
year 18
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian
year 18, CE 133/4
Æ drachm, 32 mm, 23.3 gm
Obv: AYT KAIC TPAIAN A∆PIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: Isis Pharia right holding a billowing sail with both hands and left foot, sailing toward the Lighthouse of Pharos, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons, each blowing a buccinum (sea shell trumpet); L IH (year 18) above center
Ref: Emmett 1002(18), R1
Forvm coin shop, January 2015
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