

Egypt. Alexandria. Hadrian, 117-138. Obol. (Bronze, 20.50 mm, 4.84 g). Dated RY 14 = AD 129/130. AYT KAI TPA [ ] P Laureate head of Hadrian right. Rev. Horus falcon standing right on club, wearing pshent; L IA (date) in field. Geissen 1014. Dattari-Savio Plate 101, 2044 (this coin). Emmett 1163. RPC III 5760. BMC 829. Milne 1291. Good Very Fine.
From the Dattari Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 26, 24.10.2016, lot 151.
An obol of full flan and excellent preservation, featuring on the obverse a small but finely styled portrait of the sovereign. The reverse bears the canonical image of Horus as a sacred falcon, crowned with the pharaonic diadem of Upper and Lower Egypt, a reference to the most ancient theology and cults practiced in the historic African kingdom. The coin gains special prestige from its provenance: the famous collection of Giovanni Dattari.
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