Egypt. Alexandria. Hadrian, 117-138. Tetradrachm (Billon, 25.33 mm, 12.76 g) dated RY 12 (= 127-128) ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right. Rev. ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟϹ around from above clockwise. Clasped hands, L ΙΒ (date) above and below them. RPC III, 5715. Dattari-Savio 1524, this coin. Geissen 979. BMC 670. Milne 1263. Emmett 848. Vogt II, 51. Cf. Savio, Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp 77-81. Slightly porous, otherwise, Good Very Fine.

Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection 1524. Ex Künker 182, 14.03.2011, lot 664.

The obverse of this tetradrachm has a very high style Hadrian portrait. On reverse the emperor was honored with the conferral of the glorious title of “Pater Patriae”, while the hands shake recalls to concept of “Omonoia” i.e. harmony with his wife, empress Sabina, who will appear on the Alexandrian coins from the following year 13 (128-129 AD).