Egypt. Alexandria. Hadrian, 117-138. Drachm. (Bronze, 35.70 mm, 22.77 g). Dated RY 5 = AD 120/1. AYT KAI TPAI ΑΔΡΙΑ CЄΒ Laureate head right. Rev. Anepigraph. Triumphal arch with three openings surmounted by a tympanum and above, the Emperor’s statue, standing facing on a six horse-chariot, in the act of greeting with his right hand while holding sceptre in his left; at sides, trophies; L E (date) across fields. Dattari 1896. Milne 998. RPC III 5295.8 (this specimen). Emmett 1061 (5). Extremely Fine. Ex Heinz-W. Müller Münzhandlung, Solingen, 1985. This imposing Hadrianic drachm of very wide flan and great rarity strikes the observer first with the beauty of its original olive-green patina, regularly smeared on the entire coin surface. Another notable feature is the enviable centring of the engraved representations on both faces of the coin, which highlights, the monumental depiction on the reverse of the Roman triumphal arch with all its numerous architectural and sculptural details distinctly visible, an occurrence rarely encountered in Alexandrian coinage.