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Æ27 - Hadrian ΚΟΙ-ΝΟΝ ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Koinon of Bithynia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC III#997 |
| Obverse description | Bare, laureate head of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with characteristic short beard and finely detailed hair bound by a laurel wreath. The portrait is rendered in the Hadrianic provincial style, with the legend disposed around the effigy in Greek characters. A dotted border frames the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Frontal view of an octastyle temple set upon a two-stepped podium, rendered in careful perspective with eight tall fluted columns supporting an entablature and triangular pediment containing a central pellet or ornament. The architectural type evokes the imperial cult temples of the Bithynian koinon. The legend is divided to either side of and below the temple, with ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑϹ inscribed in the lower exergual field. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border. |
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