134 NGC Ch VF Hadrian Roman Egypt Alexandria Tetradrachm Nilus Nile River Bust (19040903C) Philippines A devastating outbreak of bubonic

A devastating outbreak of bubonic plague in the early 540s marked the end of an age of splendour

Surface 3/5 (high grade)

cornucopia under seat

whose Greek equivalent was Aidos

Bandeau type ecu (larger than a US silver dollar)

134 NGC Ch VF Hadrian Roman Egypt Alexandria Tetradrachm Nilus Nile River Bust (19040903C) Philippines A devastating outbreak of bubonicChoice Very Fine Roman Egypt Alexandria billon silver tetradrachm coin. Minted in Hadrian's 19th (date spelled out) Alexandrian year = 134 5 CE. Certified by NGC to Ch VF, well struck with silvered surfaces (rare as such). Obverse: rare left facing laureate head of Hadrian. Reverse: Bust of Nilus right, with written date. Emmett 875 19. Nilus was one of the Potamoi, children of Oceanus and Tethys. He represented the Egyptian god of the Nile river.