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Æ19 - Hadrian ΔΕΛΦΩΝ
| Issuer | Delphi (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, the effigy rendered in the provincial Greek style with short curled hair beneath the laurel wreath and drapery visible on the left shoulder. The legend runs around the periphery of the flan in Greek characters, identifying the emperor with his full titulature. The portrait exhibits the characteristic idealized treatment typical of Hadrianic provincial coinage from Achaea. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A garlanded altar set upon a stepped base or podium, depicted frontally at the center of the field. The altar is adorned with laurel wrappings and surmounted by a triangular pediment, rendered in a schematic architectural style characteristic of provincial bronzes from Delphi. The ethnic legend ΔΕΛΦΩΝ appears in the field, referencing the civic authority of the Delphians. The reverse design alludes to the sacred sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi and its ceremonial altar. |
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