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Dupondius or As - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE S C, Judea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Hadrian to the right, his right hand raised in adlocutio gesture and his left hand holding a scroll, faces the personification of Judaea standing left, who holds a patera in her right hand and an incense box in her left. Between the two figures stands an altar, typically with a bull at its base. At the feet of Judaea, two or three small children are depicted, symbolizing the province and its people. The scene commemorates Hadrian's adventus — his formal imperial visit to the province of Judaea — and is framed by a beaded border with the senatorial mark S C flanking the field. |
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Hadrian visited Judaea in 130 AD, a tour that carried enormous political weight coming just a decade after the catastrophic Jewish revolt of 115–117 and shortly before the Bar Kokhba revolt erupted in 132. The ADVENTVS series — coins commemorating imperial visits to specific provinces — was a deliberate propaganda instrument, and the Judaea issue is among the most historically charged in the group. Hadrian's inspection of the province likely included the decision to refound Jerusalem as the Roman colony Aelia Capitolina, a move widely credited as a direct trigger for the Bar Kokhba uprising.