Æ37 - Hadrian ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Bithynium held a distinction no other city in the province could claim: it was the birthplace of Antinous, the young Bithynian boy who became Hadrian's intimate companion and, after his drowning in the Nile in 130 AD, the subject of an empire-wide deification cult. The city was renamed Hadrianopolis — reflected in the ethnic ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ — as direct imperial favor following that death, when Hadrian flooded the eastern provinces with foundations, games, and civic honors tied to Antinous's memory.

At 41 grams, this is a heavy provincial strike, likely produced for ceremonial or civic display rather than active trade.