Province Egypt
City Alexandria 
Region Egypt
Reign Hadrian
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription [ ]
Reverse design Uncertain female figure standing right, holding wreath and sceptre; to left, uncertain object; to right, Emperor (?) standing left; between, altar

Coin no. 1 of RPC III, 6273

 

Reference Matthijs 967A = D800
Diameter 33
Weight
Axis
Note D800 is ascribed wrongly to Trajan (‘Legg. consunta. Testa laur. a d./Apollo in piede a s.; veste chiton, la d. sulla lyra posata a terra, guarda Nike? in piede a d., che gli presenta una corona e tiene palma. Tav. IX. Nel campo, [LI] E’). On the Matthijs coin we can read [ ]ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔ[ ]. The figure on the left might be Alexandria, Nike (cf. D1612; she doesn’t seem to have wings, but there is a possible trace) or Isis; the figure on the right might be the emperor. There seems to be something (an altar?) between; and to r., the vertical line might be drapery from the figure, or an uncertain object. The design recalls that of the coins tentatively ascribed here to year 2 (5095