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Denarius - Lucius Aelius TR POT COS II, Pietas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 137 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Lucius Aelius Caesar facing right, with curly hair and short beard rendered in finely detailed relief, the drapery visible at the truncation. The portrait exhibits the characteristic Hadrianic court style, with naturalistic facial features and a lively treatment of the hair. The encircling Latin legend reads L AELIVS CAESAR around the field, with a beaded border running along the coin's rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | L AELIVS CAESAR (Translation: Lucius Aelius Caesar. Lucius Aelius Caesar.) |
| Reverse description | The personification of Pietas stands facing left in long flowing robes, her right hand raised in a gesture of supplication or offering, while her left hand holds a small incense box (acerra). An altar is depicted to the left of the figure. The reverse legend TR POT COS II is inscribed in the field around the central device, referencing Lucius Aelius's tribunician power and his second consulship held in AD 137, with a beaded border at the rim. |
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