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Denarius - Hadrian COS III •, Virtus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 126-127 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Virtus, the Roman goddess of military valor and excellence, depicted seated to the right atop a cuirass (Roman body armor) with a round shield at her side. She holds an upright spear in her right hand and a parazonium (a short sword symbolic of military command) in her left hand, her figure rendered in a dignified, composed posture befitting an imperial allegory. The field is plain, and a beaded border frames the design around the irregular flan. The abbreviated legend COS III, with a centered pellet, appears to the left of the figure, referencing Hadrian's third consulship. The reverse type reflects the emperor's promotion of martial virtues as a central theme of his reign. |
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| Reverse lettering | COS III • (Translation: Consul Tertium. Consul for the third time.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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