bpv_520836 - HADRIAN Tétradrachme

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Type : Tétradrachme

Date: 135-136

Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte

Metal : billon

Diameter : 22,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 12,90 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Jolie monnaie sur un flan court et épais. Joli revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

MRMA.32 .697 - D.-

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant de la collection ENP et de chez Dionysos (Allemagne)

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Hadrien à gauche.

Obverse legend : AUT KAIS - TRA - ADRIANOS SEB (Autokrator Kaisar Traianos Adrianos Sebastos).

Obverse translation : (L'empereur césar Trajan Hadrien auguste).

Reverse

Reverse description : Dieu Nil couché à gauche sur un crocodile passant à droite, tenant de la main droite un roseau et de la gauche une corne d'abondance.

Reverse legend : LK.

Reverse translation : (Vingtième et unième année de règne d’Hadrien).

Commentary

Buste rare !.

Historical background

HADRIAN

(08/11/117-07/10/138)

Hadrian was born in 76 in Italica. Pupil of Trajan, he married in 100 Sabine, grand-niece of the emperor, and made a career in the staff of the latter, in particular during the Dacian campaign. In 117, he succeeded Trajan, and traveled for twenty years, visiting the entire empire - the only Emperor to have lent himself to this exercise. In 122, Hadrian went to Spain. Childless, he first chose Aélius to succeed him in 136, but the latter died on January 1, 138. Hadrian then adopted Antonin on February 25 and himself chose Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as Antoninus' heirs. He died on July 10, 138.

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Full data

bpv_520836 - HADRIAN Tétradrachme

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

Historical background

HADRIAN

(08/11/117-07/10/138)

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