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Æ15 - Hadrian ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΡΗΓΙΝΟΥ
| Issuer | Miletus (Ionia) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of the emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Ionian civic coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic short beard and laureate wreath associated with Hadrian's imperial iconography. The Greek legend encircles the bust within the field of this small irregular flan. The surface exhibits an olive-green patina typical of bronze coins struck at Miletus during the second century AD. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Miletus struck coins under Hadrian during a period of genuine imperial favor — the city had been substantially rebuilt following the devastation of earlier centuries, and Hadrian visited Ionia during his eastern tours of 124 and 129 AD. The magistrate name Rheginos in the inscription places this issue within a locally administered civic series, the kind of small bronze that handled everyday transactions at the market and harbor rather than travelling far from the city.