134 NGC XF Hadrian Roman Egypt Alexandria Tetradrachm Nilus Bust (21090502C)
Choice Extremely Fine Emperor Hadrian dated Alexandria Roman Egypt billon silver tetradrachm coin.
Well struck with silvered surfaces, rare as such, 12.14g.
Minted in Hadrian's 19th (date spelled out) Alexandrian year which corresponds to 134/5 CE.
Certified by NGC to XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5.
Obverse: Left facing laureate head of Hadrian (unusual left facing portrait).
Reverse: Bust of Nilus facing right.
Emmett 875/19.
Nilus was one of the Potamoi, children of Oceanus and Tethys. He represented the god of the Nile river.
