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Æ18 - Hadrian ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΙϹ ΙΕΡΑ
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with paludamentum draped over the left shoulder and visible from the rear. The portrait is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Epirote civic coinage, with a dotted border encircling the field. The legend, though largely illegible on this example due to surface wear, would have carried the imperial titulature in Greek characters. |
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| Reverse description | Winged bust of the city goddess Nicopolis facing right, her head surmounted by a mural crown composed of three towers connected by curtain walls, symbolising the fortified foundation of the city. The wings, a distinctive iconographic element of this civic type, flare elegantly from the shoulders. The Greek legend ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΙϹ ΙΕΡΑ, meaning 'Nicopolis the Sacred', is disposed around the bust in the field. |
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