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Æ23 - Hadrian ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙωΝ
| Issuer | Mytilene (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | ϹΑΒΙ-ΝΑ ϹΕΒΑ (Translation: Sabina Augusta) |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
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Mytilene, the dominant city of Lesbos, retained considerable civic prestige under Roman rule and continued striking bronze coinage through the imperial period largely as a function of local pride and commercial necessity. The Conventus of Pergamum — one of the judicial districts Rome used to administer Asia Minor — grouped Mytilene administratively with mainland cities, though the island's Greek identity remained sharp in its civic output.
Hadrian visited Asia Minor during his extensive eastern tours and was unusually attentive to Greek cities, granting benefactions and titles that often prompted fresh civic bronze issues as acts of reciprocal honor.