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Coin Type: Bronze hemiobol of Hadrian, 117-138 CE Mint and Date: Alexandria, 136-137 CE Size and Weight: 18mm, 5.66g Obverse: AVT KAIC TPAIA AΔPIANO CEB Laureate head right. Reverse: Basketwork kalathos containing three corn-ears alternating with two poppy heads, ribboned torches at either side. Exergue: L KA (Regnal year 21) Ref: Milne 1558 var. (slight difference in obverse legend: ... AΔPIANOC CEB.) Provenance: flaviamaximafausta (eBay); July 2007 BW Ref: 023 032 112 |
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Note: For a variety not listed in Milne, with a different obverse legend, different bust, and different arrangement of items in the kalathos, see here: Unlisted Hadrian diobol with kalathos and torches. |
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