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Denarius - Hadrian P M TR P COS II PIETAS, Pietas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 117 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and bearded bust of Hadrian facing right, depicted with the short, neatly curled hair and full beard characteristic of his early coinage, rendered in a naturalistic Hellenistic style. The emperor's effigy is shown with bare neck and truncated shoulders. The encircling legend reads IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, distributed around the bust from lower left to upper right. The portrait displays vigorous high-relief modeling typical of the early Rome mint output under Hadrian, with fine detail in the hair and facial features. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Pietas stands facing, wearing a long draped stola and palla, rendered in high relief with vertical folds of drapery clearly articulated. She appears to be raising her right hand in a gesture of prayer or offering, with an altar visible at her lower left. The legend PIETAS is inscribed in the field flanking the figure on both sides, while the upper legend P M TR P COS II arcs around the upper periphery of the coin. A beaded border frames the design, and the flat field bears characteristic hammer-struck die flow lines. |
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| Reverse lettering | P M TR P COS II PIETAS (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Pietas. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. Piety.) |
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