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Dupondius or As - Hadrian ADVENTVS AVG MAVRETANIAE S C, Mauretania
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation.) |
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| Reverse lettering | ADVENTVS AVG MAVRETANIAE S C (Translation: Adventui Augusti Mauretaniae. Senatus Consultum. Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor (Augustus) to Mauretania. Decree of the senate.) |
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Hadrian's extended provincial tour of 128–132 AD generated an extraordinary series of "Adventus" and "Exercitus" coinage, each issue commemorating his arrival in a specific province. The Mauretania type records his visit to the Roman provinces of Mauretania Tingitana and Mauretania Caesariensis — a journey undertaken partly to inspect frontier defenses along the increasingly restive North African border. These were not ceremonial trips; Hadrian personally reviewed troop dispositions and infrastructure, and his visits often preceded or followed direct military interventions.
The series as a whole is one of the most geographically ambitious in Roman numismatic history, covering provinces from Britain to Arabia within a single reign.