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Æ25 - Hadrian Ο ΙΕΡΕΥϹ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΤΙΜΟϹ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ
| Issuer | Delphi (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Weight | 11.40 g |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
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The inscription naming Aristotimost as dedicating priest marks this as a civic issue tied to a specific religious office at Delphi rather than a generalized civic emission. Priestly dedicatory bronzes of this kind were funded personally by the magistrate named — a form of public euergetism expected of elite Delphians holding sanctuary office. The Hadrianic period was unusually active at Delphi; the emperor visited the sanctuary in 125 AD, consulting the oracle and endowing the site with renewed imperial favor.