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Denarius - Hadrian DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS CONCORD, Concordia and Spes
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 117 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Concordia seated left on a throne, wearing a stephane and draped in flowing robes, holding a patera in her extended right hand and resting her left arm on the throne back. A cornucopia or sceptre is visible at her side, and a small figure or altar appears at her feet to the right. The exergue bears the legend CONCORD in clear capital letters. The surrounding circumferential legend occupies the upper and lateral fields, reading DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS. The composition is crisp and well-centered, consistent with early Rome mint production under Hadrian. |
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Struck in Hadrian's accession year, this coin belongs to a carefully orchestrated legitimacy campaign. Hadrian's adoption by Trajan was announced only after Trajan's death — by Plotina, whose account was disputed even in antiquity. The CONCORD type was part of a broader series invoking harmony and divine sanction, minted in Rome while Hadrian was still in Antioch consolidating military support before returning to the capital.
RIC II.3 #44 falls among the earliest issues of the reign, catalogued in the 2019 revised volume under the new tripartite RIC II structure.