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As COS III S C, Salus
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 126-127 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Translation: Hadrian Augustus.) |
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| Mintage | ND (126-127) |
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The Salus type appears during Hadrian's third consulship at a moment when the emperor was largely absent from Rome, deep into his first great provincial tour. The Senate's continued striking of *SC* bronzes in his name during these absences was partly administrative habit, partly a careful political signal that the machinery of Roman governance ran smoothly without the emperor physically present. Salus — health, safety, preservation — was a pointed choice for a ruler whose itinerary kept him perpetually exposed to the logistical hazards of travel across the empire's extremities.