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Bithynian Coin with Hadrian Bust

Bithynian Coin with Hadrian Bust


‎Roman emperor Hadrian (ruled A.D. 117–138) allowed the Bithynian League, a union of cities in Bithynia on the Marmara and Black Seas, to mint coins. This bronze coin depicts Hadrian (obverse) and a temple with the inscription “Bithynian League” over a ship’s prow that evokes the League’s maritime power (reverse). God restrained Paul from visiting Bithynia (Acts 16:7). Hadrian suppressed the Bar Kokhba Revolt (A.D. 132–136) in Palestine. He leveled Jerusalem, rebuilding there a pagan city he called Aelia Capitolina from which he excluded all Jews.
‎Lev 26:33, Jer 30:11, Acts 16:7, 1 Pet 1:1


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