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Aureus - Hadrian FIDES PVBLICA, Fides
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 136 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed and bearded draped bust of Hadrian facing right, rendered with characteristic short curly hair and close-cropped beard, the paludamentum visible at the truncation. The portrait is executed in the refined Hellenistic-influenced style favored during Hadrian's reign, with individualized facial features. The circumferential Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, divided around the field, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Fides (Faith, Loyalty) depicted standing facing, with head turned slightly to the right, clad in a long flowing stola and palla rendered with fine drapery folds. In her raised right hand she holds a patera or dish of fruits extended forward, while her lowered left hand grasps a bundle of grain ears. The figure is set within an open field bounded by a beaded border, with the two-word legend FIDES PVBLICA disposed symmetrically in the field to left and right of the figure. |
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