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Æ25 - Hadrian ΑΛΙΚΑΡΝΑϹϹΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Halicarnassus |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Hecate Triformis standing facing, depicted with three faces and multiple pairs of arms radiating outward, each hand holding a torch. The triple-bodied goddess stands on a low base or ground line at the center of the field, rendered in a frontal hieratic pose emphasizing her chthonic and liminal divine attributes. The ethnic legend of the Halicarnassians is distributed in the field to either side of the deity. A beaded border encircles the design, consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Antonine period. |
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Halicarnassus had been trading on the fame of the Mausoleum for centuries by Hadrian's reign, and the city's civic pride in its classical heritage made it a natural beneficiary of his philhellenic building program. Hadrian visited the region during his eastern tours and actively cultivated relationships with Anatolian cities through benefactions. RPC III 2154 is attested in very small numbers, with only a handful of specimens recorded in the online corpus — the low survival rate almost certainly reflects modest original output rather than heavy attrition.