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Denarius - Sabina CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 136-138 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Concordia stands facing left in a composed, dignified pose, her weight resting against a tall column at her side. In her right hand she holds a patera, the libation dish associated with sacrificial ritual, while her left arm bears a double cornucopia, symbol of abundance and harmonious prosperity. The composition reflects the standard Hadrianic allegorical repertoire, presenting imperial concord as a divine virtue. The legend CONCORDIA AVG arcs around the field, dedicating the type to the concordia of the Augusta. |
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| Reverse lettering | CONCORDIA AVG (Translation: Concordia Augusta. Venerable harmony.) |
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Sabina, wife of Hadrian, occupied a position of considerable public prominence while reportedly enduring a deeply unhappy marriage — ancient sources, including Historia Augusta, describe Hadrian as having found her temperament disagreeable and suggest he would have divorced her had she been a private citizen. The CONCORDIA AVG type issued in her name during the final years of Hadrian's reign carries a particular irony given that dynamic, though such harmony-themed reverses on imperial consort coinage were largely formulaic political messaging rather than biographical commentary.
Sabina died in 136 or 137 AD and was posthumously deified by Hadrian, a gesture some ancient writers read as obligatory rather than sincere.