Bithynia, Koinon, Hadrian

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Description

Bithynia, Koinon, Hadrian (117 – 138 AD). AVT. KAIC. TPAI. AΔPIANOC CEB; laureate head right / KOI-NON BEIΘYNIAC; octastyle temple façade set on podium, pellet in field between central columns, in pediment male figure standing facing, holding phiale over lighted altar and holding scepter, pellet to left and right.

Specifications

Diameter [mm]: AE32
Weight [g]: 22,18
Grade: gF/gF
Attribution: SNG Cop 324 var.; SNG von Aulock 284 var.
Commentary: great orichalcum surfaces, worn but with good recognizable details

Historical Context

From 80 BC to 78 BC, during the dictatorship of Sulla, Julius Caesar fled to Bithynia to avoid being killed in Sulla's proscription.

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