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and D.ALEXANDRIAN COINAGE OF HADRIAN. 35In regard to the accessories, the ends of thewreath-tie are straight, in accordance with the usualpracticeof the Alexandrian mint, instead of curled;and the line of the paludamentum shown in front ofthe neck is a plain stripinstead of the inflated lumpis addedpreviously given. The titleCB(ACTOC)to the legend, although the spelling of the nameTPAIANOC is not yet correct. The fuller legendand improved portraiture seem sufficient reasons forplacing this type after B, C, and D.The issue was apparently a large one, as coins withthis obverse are common both in billon and in bronzeof the following varieties :Billon. E!-!; 7(b); 9 (a); 9(b); 10; 14 (a) ;14 (b); 16;19 (a);20 (b); 20 (f).E 2 -16; 20 (b); 20 (c).E 3-l.Bronze. E iii a (b); vi ;ix (b) ;xi (b); xii ; xiv; xxi;xxii (a).F xF 2AVTKAICTPIANOC AAPIANOCC6B)AVTKAICTPIA NOCAAPIANOCC6B)Bust r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass,showing chest.This type is closely related to E in style and treatment,the only material difference being that theportrait shows a bust instead of a head. Coins struckfrom it are rare, and found in billon only, as follows :F^UW; 19 (b); 20(b). F 2 -10; 14 (b).G! AVTKAICTPIANOC AAPIANOCCCB \AVTKAICTPIANO C AAPIANOCCB)G 2Head as E :to r. ,star.D2