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Aureus - Hadrian P M TR P COS III, Hercules
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 121-123 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian facing right, with finely rendered curly hair and short beard characteristic of his portraiture. The emperor is depicted with paludamentum fastened at the shoulder, conveying imperial military authority. A beaded border encircles the flan. The circumferential legend reads IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, distributed across the upper and lower fields. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Hercules depicted nude, seated facing left upon a rock, his muscular body rendered in fine high relief. He holds his club upright in his extended left hand behind him, while grasping the three-headed Cerberus by one of its necks with his right hand, subduing the beast at his side — referencing his twelfth labour. The reverse legend P M TR P COS III is distributed in the field to the left and right of the central type, with a beaded border encircling the composition. |
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