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Denarius - Hadrian P M TR P COS III, Pax
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 121-123 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hadrian's early coinage reflects the administrative consolidation that followed his contested accession in 117 AD — Trajan died without a publicly witnessed adoption, and Hadrian's claim rested substantially on the testimony of a single individual, Trajan's wife Plotina. The prominent Pax types of his first years were not coincidental. Four senior senators had been executed almost immediately after his accession, allegedly on Attianus's orders, and the Senate's hostility was real and lasting. Peace imagery was doing political work.
The COS III dating places this among issues from his third consulship, which began in 119 AD.