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A bronze obol of Hadrian from Alexandria, with the remains of two nails. Coin Type: Bronze obol of Hadrian, 117-138 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, 129-130 CE
Size and Weight: 24mm, 8.80g
Obverse: Laureate bust right, with drapery on the left shoulder.
AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB
Reverse: Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
LIΔ in field (regnal year 14).
Ref: RCV (2002) 3811
Provenance: wallyworld106 (eBay); October 2007
BW Ref: 025 034 116
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Note: The remains of two nails can be seen embedded in the coin. They are of a darker metal than the coin and are precumably a different alloy, as green copper-based patina has formed around them and not elsewhere on the coin.
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