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Æ18 - Hadrian ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed and draped bust of Antinous facing right, rendered in the idealized Hellenistic style typical of posthumous divine portraits. The legend ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟΝ ΘΕΟΝ ('Antinous the God') encircles the effigy, affirming his deification following his death in 130 AD. The portrait captures the characteristic youthful features associated with Antinous, including full cheeks and a rounded chin. The bust is set within a plain field on an irregularly shaped flan consistent with provincial hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo seated on a rock to the left, his head turned to the right, with his right hand raised to his head in a contemplative or resting pose and a bow held in his outstretched left hand. The deity is rendered in the classical tradition common to Epirote provincial bronzes of the Hadrianic era. The ethnic legend ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ ('of Nicopolis') appears in the field or around the type, identifying the issuing city. The overall composition reflects the syncretistic religious iconography promoted under Hadrian, linking the deified Antinous with Apollonian themes. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ |
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