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AR18 - Hadrian ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟϹ
| Issuer | Hierapolis (Galatia-Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Hierapolis (Galatia-Cappadocia) |
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Hierapolis in Phrygia — not to be confused with the better-known Syrian city — struck a limited civic coinage under Hadrian that reflects the emperor's unusually attentive relationship with the Greek-speaking east. The reverse legend ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟϹ dates this piece to after 119 AD, when Hadrian held his third consulship and formally accepted the title Pater Patriae, having initially refused it at his accession. Provincial issues incorporating these Latin honorifics in Greek transliteration are relatively uncommon and suggest civic minting tied closely to moments of imperial recognition.