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Coin of Koinon of Bithynia with head of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 117–138
Mint: Bithynia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 6.55 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2905
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Hadrian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Octastyle temple with round shield in pediment. Space between middle columns.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Octastyle temple with round shield in pediment. Space between middle columns.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963