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Denarius - Sabina VICTORIA AVG, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 136-138 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Victoria seated left upon a throne or chair, her wings partially visible behind her, holding a wreath extended in her right hand and a long palm branch in her left. The figure is rendered in the classical allegorical tradition common to Hadrianic imperial coinage. The reverse legend arcing around the field proclaims the victory of the emperor. The coin shows considerable wear and surface degradation consistent with extensive circulation. |
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Sabina, wife of Hadrian, received the title Augusta no earlier than 128 AD, and the Victory reverse on issues of this period almost certainly ties to Hadrian's extensive provincial tours rather than any military campaign — he was, famously, the emperor who contracted the empire's borders rather than expanded them. The attribution of victory imagery to a reign defined by consolidation reflects deliberate Antonine-era propaganda: peace maintained was recast as victory achieved.