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Æ23 - Hadrian ΙΜΒΡΑϹΟϹ ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Samos (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ (Translation: Hadrian Augustus) |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
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Samos occupied a peculiar administrative position under the Roman Empire — technically a free city, granted that status by Augustus in 17 BC despite objections from the Roman senate, a privilege Hadrian himself would have navigated diplomatically during his extensive tours of the eastern provinces. The river Imbrasos, named on this coin, held deep cultic significance as the mythological birthplace of Hera, and the Samian mint's invocation of it was as much a theological statement as a civic one.