Hadrian Æ 35mm of the Koinon of Bithynia. Uncertain Koinon mint, possibly Nicomedia, circa AD 117-138. [AVT KAI]C TPAI AΔPIANOC CЄB, laureate and draped bust to right / Octastyle temple on podium of two steps; KOI-NON across fields, BЄIΘYNIAC in exergue. RPC III 993; Rec Gen 41. 22.95g, 35mm, 7h.
Very Fine; a few minor cleaning marks, thick green patina. Very Rare; one of only five examples known to RPC.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 249, 9 February 2011, lot 248;
Ex HLT Collection.