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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     733249      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     EGYPT City:     Alexandria Issuer:     Hadrian Date Ruled:     AD 117-138 Metal:     Billon Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 117-138 Weight:     12.71 g Obverse Legend:     AVT KAI C TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB Obverse Description:     Laureate head left Reverse Legend:     LCΝΝ−ΕΑΚΔ Reverse Description:     Diademed and draped bust of Serapis, wearing modius, right Primary Reference:     Dattari 1324 Reference2:     Koln 1150 Reference3:     Milne 1443 Reference4:     Emmett 889 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=26716 Grade:     Good VF Notes:     . The first eight years of Hadrian's coinage in Alexandria offer only a rather crude portrait of Hadrian. Then, starting with his regnal year 9, the style improves. By year 10 Hadrian's Alexandrian portraiture rivals that of Roman die engravers. It is possible that Hadrian himself noted the poor quality of workmanship from the Alexandrian mint during the early part of his reign, and that he was responsible for the improved handiwork of Alexandria's celators

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