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Aureus - Sabina CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia and Spes
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#2499, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.2499 |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Concordia seated left on a high-backed throne, holding a patera in her right hand and resting her left arm upon the figure of Spes (Hope). In some specimens, a cornucopia appears beneath the throne, further enriching the allegorical imagery of harmony and prosperity. The composition emphasizes dynastic concord through the juxtaposition of these two divine personifications. The reverse legend in the exergual field proclaims Concordia Augusta, reinforcing the ideological message of imperial unity. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Sabina, wife of Hadrian, occupied a position of considerable public prominence while reportedly enduring a miserable private marriage — ancient sources, including the historian Dio Cassius, record that Hadrian found her temperament insufferable and she returned the sentiment. The pairing of Concordia and Spes on this reverse is therefore either diplomatically tone-deaf or deliberately propagandistic, projecting marital harmony the imperial household made little effort to perform in private.
Sabina was deified shortly after her death, probably in 136 or 137 AD, with Hadrian presiding over ceremonies he may have arranged with unusual haste.