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Æ23 - Hadrian ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, draped with paludamentum over the left shoulder. The portrait exhibits the characteristic short beard and tight curls of Hadrian's official iconography. The Greek legend ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ runs around the periphery of the flan. The die work is typical of provincial Greek civic coinage of the early second century AD, with a relatively high-relief portrait set within a plain field. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, depicted standing facing with head turned to the right. His right hand rests on his hip while his left arm leans upon the serpent-entwined staff (the rod of Asclepius), his principal divine attribute. The figure is rendered in a classical contrapposto stance consistent with Hellenistic artistic conventions. The ethnic legend ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, identifying the issuing city of Nicopolis, is arranged around the reverse field. |
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| Mint | Nicopolis, Epirus, modern-day Preveza, Greece |
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