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Aureus - Sabina Vesta
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 128-129 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Sabina facing right, her hair elaborately braided and piled upon the head, adorned with a double stephane. The effigy is rendered in the refined Hadrianic court style, with delicate facial features and a composed, imperial expression. The legend encircles the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Vesta seated left on a high-backed throne, her figure fully draped in flowing robes rendered with fine detail. In her extended right hand she holds the Palladium, the sacred statuette of Pallas Athena symbolic of Rome's protection, while her left hand rests upon a long vertical sceptre. The composition is set within a plain field enclosed by a beaded border, with no legend present on this type, reflecting the iconic and reverential nature of the Vesta type under Hadrian. |
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| Mintage | ND (128-129) |
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