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Aureus - Hadrian FORTVNA SPES, Fortuna and Spes
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 136 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This aureus belongs to a concentrated emission from late in Hadrian's reign, issued around the time the emperor's health was deteriorating badly and the succession question had become urgent. Hadrian had already adopted Lucius Aelius as heir in 136, a choice that bewildered contemporaries and proved short-lived — Aelius died on the first day of 138. The pairing of Fortuna and Spes on a gold issue at precisely this moment was almost certainly calculated, projecting dynastic confidence the imperial court did not entirely feel.