EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (36mm, 24.58 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nilus reclining left on hippopotamus, holding reed and cornucopia; pile of rocks below; L Iς (date) in left field. Köln 1052-4; Dattari (Savio) 1796; K&G 32.518; RPC III 5791; Emmett 1017.16. Brown patina, green deposits, roughness. Near VF.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.