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Denarius - Hadrian PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS FORT RED, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 117 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA (Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Traianus Hadriano Augustus, Divi Traiani [Filius]. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), [son of] divine Trajan.) |
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Issued in the first months of Hadrian's reign, this coin belongs to a group minted almost immediately after Trajan's death in August 117 — before Hadrian had even returned to Rome. The title PARTH F, claiming Hadrian as Trajan's son, was part of a legitimacy campaign conducted largely by correspondence from the eastern frontier, where the succession remained politically contested. FORT RED, invoking Fortuna Redux — the fortune of safe return — carried pointed meaning: Hadrian was still in Syria when these were struck, and his return to the capital was anything but certain.