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Dupondius - Hadrian COS III S C, Salus
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 126-127 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate bust of Hadrian facing right, draped and cuirassed, with characteristic short beard rendered in finely engraved parallel strokes. The emperor's effigy is depicted in the Hadrianic style, with the radiate crown denoting the dupondius denomination. The encircling Latin legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS runs clockwise around the periphery, partially visible along the beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | The goddess Salus seated left on a throne, draped in long robes, feeding a serpent rising from an altar to her right and holding a patera in her extended hand. The monogram S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the lower exergual field, authorizing the bronze coinage by decree of the senate. The abbreviated legend COS III is distributed in the outer field, referencing Hadrian's third consulship. The figure is rendered in the classical Roman style with careful attention to drapery folds. |
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