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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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