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AR27 - Hadrian COS III
| Issuer | Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Weight | 10.74 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | COS III |
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Sardis, capital of the Conventus Sardianus, was one of the most prominent assize centers in the province of Asia, and its civic coinage under Hadrian reflects the city's active engagement with imperial cult obligations. Hadrian visited Asia Minor twice during his reign — in 123–124 and again in 128–129 — and provincial mints frequently intensified output around imperial visits, producing pieces intended as much for ceremonial distribution as everyday exchange. The COS III designation places this issue after 119 AD, when Hadrian entered his third consulship, which he held without renewal for the remainder of his reign.