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Bizya AE30 Moushmov 3450 of Hadrian

Hadrian AE30 of Bizya, Thrace. Laureate, draped bust right / API MAINEP PRECB KAI ANT BIZUHNWN, city gate with two towers, the emperor in quadriga right above. Varbanov 1609.

Lot No.3228. VG/Fine but Rare!

$ 200.

This is probably the earliest city gate type.

Hadrian (119-138 AD) had a great respect for Greek culture, which was looked at with disdain by the Roman aristocracy in his own time, but his thoughtful consolidation of the empire and support of the arts make him one of the most admired of Roman emperors today.