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Denarius - Hadrian ITALIA, Italia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | ITALIA (Translation: Italia. Italy.) |
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| Mintage | ND (130-133) |
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The ITALIA series belongs to a celebrated group of "province coins" issued under Hadrian, almost certainly connected to his extensive touring of the empire between 121 and 132 AD — the most ambitious inspection of provincial territories undertaken by any emperor. Italia's inclusion was politically pointed: by placing the Italian peninsula alongside conquered provinces, Hadrian subtly elevated Rome's heartland within a deliberately egalitarian framework, a position that sat uneasily with the Senate.
RIC II.3 1542 is among the better-documented varieties of the series, catalogued in the 2023 revised second edition which substantially reorganized Hadrianic coinage.