EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Hemidrachm (28.5mm, 10.75 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). Bareheaded and draped bust right, seen from the front / Homonoia enthroned left, holding patera in right hand, cornucopia below throne; ΔHM ЄΞOYC YΠAY B (date) around, OMONOIA below. Köln 1273; Dattari (Savio) 2078; K&G 34.5; RPC III 6234; Emmett 1352 (R3). Brown patina, porosity. VF. Unusual use of the Roman consular dating system in Egypt.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 1171.
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