|
5756 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Diobol 129-30 AD Tyche
|
Reference.
Emmett 1144.14; Köln 1021; Milne 1289; RPC III, 5756
Issue L IΔ = year 14
Obv. AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CEB
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev. LIΔ
Tyche standing facing, head l., holding rudder and cornucopia
9.47 gr
23 mm
12h
Note from NGC.
The goddess Tyche, the protectress of cities and the goddess of good fortune and prosperity, known to the Romans as Fortuna. She often is portrayed on ancient coinage, including on this Egyptian drachm of Hadrian
|
|