Bithynia, Koinon, Hadrian
160,00 €
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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