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Denarius - Hadrian AFRICA, Africa

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 130-133
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Weight 3.2 g
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
(Translation: Hadrian, emperor, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
Reverse description The personification of Africa reclines to the left, wearing a distinctive elephant-scalp headdress that serves as her primary attribute and geographic identifier. In her right hand she holds a scorpion, and in her left a cornucopia symbolising the province's celebrated agricultural abundance. Her left elbow rests upon rocks, and to her left a basket overflowing with corn or fruits is typically present. The single-word legend AFRICA appears in the field, identifying the allegorical figure.
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