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Æ34 - Hadrian ΚΟΙ-ΝΟΝ ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Koinon of Bithynia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Weight | 23.97 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ϹΑΒΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Translation: Sabina Augusta) |
| Reverse description | A distyle temple set upon a two-stepped podium, within which the Capitoline Triad is depicted: Zeus stands facing at centre, his right hand resting upon a tall sceptre; to his left stands Hera, turned right, supporting herself with her left hand on a long sceptre; to his right stands Athena, turned left, crowning Zeus with her right hand and holding an aphlaston in her left. Below the podium, a ship's prow is visible. In the temple pediment, a sacrificial Genius is depicted between pellets. The reverse legend is divided across the field flanking the temple. |
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The Koinon of Bithynia — the provincial league of cities in the Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus — issued coins primarily in connection with the imperial cult, and Hadrian's relationship with the region was unusually direct. He visited the province during his extensive eastern tours, and the city of Nicomedia, the provincial capital, was devastated by earthquake during his reign; imperial reconstruction funds flowed into the region as a result. Koinon bronzes of this period functioned as prestige issues tied to festival and cult activity rather than routine commerce.