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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 27.43 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 127/128). Laureate and draped bust right / Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; Iς (for 16 cubits) above, crocodile below, L ∆ω∆EK (date) in exergue. Köln 990 var. (date spelled ∆ω∆EKA); Dattari (Savio) 1807; K&G 32.460; RPC III 5716; Emmett 1014.12. Brown surfaces with patches of dark green, some minor smoothing on obverse. Near VF.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex J.P. Righetti Collection [no. 6469] (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 215, 29 July 2009), lot 443.
The numeral on the reverse represents 16 cubits on the Nilometer, the gauge which measured the annual flood crest of the Nile, with 16 being the ideal point for the agriculture of the Nile valley. Lower than 16 cubits brought the danger of drought conditions, much higher and there was the possibility of damaging floods.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex J.P. Righetti Collection [no. 6469] (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 215, 29 July 2009), lot 443.
The numeral on the reverse represents 16 cubits on the Nilometer, the gauge which measured the annual flood crest of the Nile, with 16 being the ideal point for the agriculture of the Nile valley. Lower than 16 cubits brought the danger of drought conditions, much higher and there was the possibility of damaging floods.