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Dupondius - Hadrian PONT MAX TR POT COS DES II FORT RED SC, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 117 |
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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, with bare chest and traces of drapery visible on the far shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the confident portraiture style characteristic of early Hadrianic coinage, with a finely modeled face and pronounced radiate crown denoting the dupondius denomination. The imperial legend encircles the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Fortuna Redux seated left on a throne or chair, holding a long rudder in her right hand resting on the ground before her, and a cornucopia in her left hand. The figure is draped and depicted in a composed, classical style. The legend encircles the type within a beaded border, with FORT RED inscribed in the exergue, and the senatorial authorization mark SC appearing in the field to the right of the figure. |
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