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Denarius - Sabina IVNONI REGINAE, Juno
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 133-135 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#2540, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.2540 |
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| Obverse lettering | SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P (Translation: Sabina Augusta, Hadriani Augusti, Patri Patriae. [Vibia] Sabina, the venerable, [consort] of emperor (Augustus) Hadrian, father of the nation.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sabina, wife of Hadrian, received tribunician power and the title Augusta but was kept at deliberate distance from real influence — ancient sources suggest Hadrian found her temperament disagreeable and the marriage was openly miserable. Her coinage nevertheless proliferated in the 130s, likely as part of Hadrian's broader dynastic presentation rather than any genuine honor to the woman herself. The appeal to Juno Regina placed Sabina within a well-worn theological framework linking imperial consorts to the queen of the gods, a convention by then thoroughly drained of originality.