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Denarius - Hadrian FELICITATI AVGVSTI
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A Roman galley (warship) proceeding to the left, depicted in profile with a prominent prow adorned with an aplustre (curved stern ornament) and a raised stern. The hull shows a row of oars along the waterline, and a steering oar is visible at the stern, conveying the maritime power and felicity of the imperial state. The reverse type commemorates Hadrian's extensive sea voyages throughout the empire. The legend FELICITATI is inscribed in the upper field above the ship, while AVGVSTI appears in the lower exergual area below the vessel. |
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| Reverse lettering | FELICITATI AVGVSTI (Translation: Felicitati Augusti. To the good fortune of the emperor (Augustus).) |
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Hadrian's extended eastern tour of 128–132 AD generated an enormous propaganda coinage emphasizing *felicitas* — the divine favor and prosperity his travels were meant to project. This issue belongs to that programmatic series, minted at Rome while Hadrian himself was abroad, a reminder that the imperial mint operated on political instruction rather than the emperor's physical presence. The FELICITATI AVGVSTI types are well-attested in RIC II.3 but appear across multiple reverse variants, and precise attribution to #1403 depends on the specific divine figure and attributes present.