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Æ29 - Hadrian ΕΠΙ ΤΙΝ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΠΡΕϹΒ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤ ΤΟΥ Ϲ ΒΙΖΥΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Bizya (Thracia) |
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| Year | 124-128 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the provincial Greek style characteristic of Thracian civic coinage. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic beard and laureate wreath. The surrounding field carries the Greek imperial titulature legend. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat uneven, consistent with provincial hammered production of the Hadrianic period. |
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| Mintage | ND (124-128) |
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Bizya served as a regional administrative center in Thracia, and this issue — struck under the legate Rufus, named explicitly in the legend — reflects the Roman provincial habit of honoring the sitting governor alongside the emperor, a practice that bound local elite ambitions to imperial loyalty. The specific tenure of this Rufus, likely identifiable with a known Hadrianic-era official in the region, dates the issue narrowly within Hadrian's 124–128 tour of the eastern provinces, during which he personally visited Thracia.