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