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Assarion - Hadrian Bust with aegis
| Issuer | Koinon of Thessaly |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC III#452, BCD Thessaly II#952.5 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, draped and cuirassed, with the aegis visible on the left shoulder. The emperor's characteristic short beard and curled hair are rendered in fine provincial style. The surrounding Greek legend reads ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΑΙCΑΡΑ ΘЄCCΑΛΟΙ, identifying Hadrian as Caesar of the Thessalians, and runs clockwise around the periphery of the flan. A dotted border frames the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΑΙCΑΡΑ ΘЄCCΑΛΟΙ (Translation: Hadrian, Caesar of Thessaly) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Athena facing left in the center of the field, clad in chiton and himation, wearing a crested helmet, holding a thunderbolt in her raised right hand and a large serpent in her left. The goddess stands on a ground line within a dotted border. The abbreviated Greek legend CTRA ΟΥΛ ΝΙΚ Ο ΜΑΧΟΥ is disposed around the periphery, identifying the issuing strategos Ulpius Nikomachos responsible for the coinage. |
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