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Denarius - Hadrian P M TR P COS III, Roma
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 121-123 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with pteryges cropped at shoulder, depicted in three-quarter front view. The effigy displays fine engraving characteristic of the early Hadrianic period, with the laureate wreath rendered in careful detail. The surrounding legend is incuse in Latin capitals, running clockwise around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hadrian's early coinage following his accession in 117 AD reflects an administration still consolidating power after the turbulent end of Trajan's reign — a succession that was itself disputed, with some ancient sources suggesting Plotina fabricated or delayed news of Trajan's death to ensure Hadrian's position. The COS III dating places this issue within a narrow window of 119–121 to 123, after Hadrian had abandoned Trajan's eastern conquests and withdrawn Roman forces behind more defensible frontiers, a decision that earned him significant senatorial hostility.
RIC II.3 598 belongs to the extensive 2007 revision of the original Mattingly-Sydenham volume, which substantially reorganized Hadrianic issues and renumbered many previously cited references.