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Æ25 - Hadrian ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of Sabina, veiled and draped, standing facing with head turned to the left, holding a wand or sceptre in both hands. The figure is rendered in typical provincial style with flowing robes and veil, standing on a ground line at centre. The ethnic legend ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ (of the Sardians) is divided on either side of the standing figure, with ϹΑΡΔΙ to the left and ΑΝΩΝ to the right, within a dotted border. |
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Sardis, as the administrative seat of its conventus, held a privileged position among the cities of Lydia under Roman rule — the right to strike civic bronze was both a financial tool and a public declaration of local status. Hadrian's relationship with the Greek East was unusually active; his multiple tours through Asia Minor generated a wave of civic coinage issues as cities competed to honor his presence and secure his patronage.
The reference to the Sardian conventus in the coin's legend reflects the Roman administrative reorganization of the province, not merely civic pride.