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Aureus - Hadrian P M TR P COS DES II ORIENS, Sol
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 117 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Radiate and draped bust of Sol (the sun god) facing right, with prominent solar rays emanating from the crown in a characteristic starburst pattern. Sol wears a draped garment visible at the truncation, and the portrait is rendered with fine detail typical of early Hadrianic die-cutting. The encircling legend P M TR P COS DES II runs around the upper periphery, while ORIENS appears in the exergue below the bust, identifying the personification as the deified rising sun of the East. The reverse field is flat and unadorned, focusing compositional emphasis entirely on the radiate effigy. |
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| Reverse lettering | P M TR P COS DES II ORIENS (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Designatus Secundum. Oriens. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul elect for the second time. The rising sun.) |
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