Hadrian Æ Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 16 = AD 131/2. AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nilus seated left on rocks above crocodile to right, holding reed and cornucopiae; LIϚ (date) in left field. Köln 1056; Dattari 1795; Milne 1334; Emmett 1016; RPC III 5791. 18.63g, 35mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. A charming portrait of Hadrian, and an elegant depiction of Nilus showing a well-defined crocodile.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 3, 25 October 2018, lot 488.