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Dupondius - Hadrian COS III S C, Salus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 128-129 |
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| Value | 1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered with the characteristic short beard and curly hair of the emperor's mature portrait type. The effigy is executed in high relief in the Antonine artistic tradition, conveying imperial authority through the combination of the radiate crown — denoting the dupondius denomination — and the military cuirass. The surrounding legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P is disposed clockwise around the periphery of the flan. The coin exhibits an irregular, broad flan typical of hammered Roman base-metal coinage of the early second century AD. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus, Pater Patriae. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | The goddess Salus (Health and Well-being) is depicted seated left upon a throne, draped in flowing robes, feeding a serpent coiled around an altar to her left while holding a patera in her extended right hand. The composition is a standard personification type associated with imperial munificence and public welfare. The legend COS III appears in the upper field, flanking the figure, while the senatorial authorisation mark S C (Senatus Consultum) is prominently placed in the lower exergue, affirming the senate's role in the issuance of bronze coinage. The reverse field retains traces of the original orichalcum surface beneath a patina of dark green and brown. |
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