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EGYPT, Alexandria.  Hadrian

year 2, CE 117/8

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

A delightful find in a large mixed lot, Stack's Bowers Nov. 2013

 

Translation of legend abbreviations:

AVT   KAIC   TPAINOC   AΔPIANOC

Imperator Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus

L B

year 2

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