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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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| Reference(s) | RPC III#985 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with characteristic beard rendered in fine detail typical of his portraiture. The effigy displays the emperor's well-known physiognomy with short curled hair beneath the laurel wreath. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ within a beaded border. The portrait is executed in high relief in the provincial Greek style, conveying imperial authority appropriate to a Koinon issue. |
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| Reverse description | Distyle temple set upon a two-stepped podium, housing the Capitoline Triad in a frontal composition. Zeus stands facing at centre, holding a long sceptre in his right hand; to his left stands Hera facing right, resting her left hand upon a long sceptre; to his right stands Athena facing left, crowning Zeus with her right hand and holding an aphlaston in her left. The architectural frame of the temple with its two prominent columns emphasises the religious and civic significance of the Koinon. The reverse legend ΚΟΙ-ΝΟΝ ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑϹ appears divided across the field within a beaded border. |
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