EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (20.5mm, 5.08 g, 12h). Heliopolite nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / HΛI O Π, Ra-Atum-Harakhte/Helios standing facing, radiate head left, holding Mnevis bull in outstretched right hand, whip in left; L IA (date) to right. Köln 3392-3; Dattari (Savio) 6246; K&G N14.1; RPC III 6487; W&G I.1; Emmett 1234.11 (R3). Brown patina with green highlights, light porosity, edge splits. VF. Well centered on an oversized flan.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 29 May 2021.
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