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Aureus - Hadrian
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 137-138 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered with characteristic naturalistic portraiture including a short curly beard and wavy hair. The emperor's effigy displays a truncated draped bust with finely detailed musculature visible at the shoulder. The Latin legend encircles the portrait in the field, reading HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. The engraving is executed in high relief, consistent with the refined Hadrianic workshop style of the Roman Imperial mint at Rome. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the votive inscription VOTA SVSCE PTA written in three lines across the field, enclosed within a finely rendered laurel wreath tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow. The wreath, composed of leaves and berries, frames the legend symmetrically and fills the coin's field entirely. This type commemorates Hadrian's solemn vows (vota suscepta) undertaken on behalf of the Roman state, a significant religious and political act. The composition is purely epigraphic, with no figural elements, lending the design a dignified and ceremonial character. |
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