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Denarius - Hadrian COS III, Libertas

Issuer	Roman Imperial Mint
Year	124-125
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Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
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Obverse description	Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, portrayed with the emperor's characteristic short beard, the paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder. The encircling Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVGVST, identifying the emperor by name and imperial title. The portrait exemplifies the refined Hadrianic style, introducing the bearded imperial effigy that would influence Roman coinage for generations.
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Reverse description	Libertas, the personification of liberty, standing left in long stola and palla, holding in her right hand the pileus (the freedman's cap symbolising emancipation) and in her left the vindicta (the rod used in the Roman manumission ceremony). The reverse legend COS III appears in the field, recording Hadrian's third consulship and providing a key chronological anchor for the issue.
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