Egypt. Alexandria. Hadrian, 117-138. Hemidrachm (Bronze, 28.50 mm, 9.89 g). Dated RY 14 = AD 129/130. AYT KAI TPAIA [ ]ЄB Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind. Rev. Isis Pelagia, advancing right, holding billowing sail and sistrum; L I Δ (date) across field. Dattari 1753. RPC III 5748. BMC 750-751. Milne 1288a. Geissen 1016-1017. Emmett 1093. Nice brown-green patina. Good Very Fine/Very Fine. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 71, 13.02.2022, lot 212. The exquisite, physiognomic and high relief plastic obverse bust of Hadrian finds a fitting counterpart on the reverse in the elegant classical figure of Isis Pelagia, sailing the Mediterranean Sea toward the lighthouse and harbour of Alexandria. She is carried forward by the force of a fully unfurled sail, careful angled and held to ensure forward motion toward her destination. An ideal coin for its condition of centring, preservation and patina.