Hadrian Æ Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 = AD 132/133. AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus, supported on wings of eagle standing facing, head left; L-IZ (date) across upper field, branch or palm frond to right. Köln 1083; Dattari (Savio) 1822; K&G 32.550; Emmett 1026.17. 28.95g, 34mm, 11h.

Good Very Fine; untouched olive green patina. Exceptional for the type.

From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s, outside of Egypt prior to December 1992.