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Dupondius or As - Hadrian ADVENTVS AVG S C, Roma
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 133-135 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (133-135) |
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The ADVENTVS coinage of Hadrian's later reign documents one of the most unusual habits of any Roman emperor: he actually traveled. Between his accession in 117 AD and the early 130s, Hadrian visited nearly every province in the empire — Britain, North Africa, Asia Minor, Egypt — a pattern so exceptional that his predecessors and successors largely governed Rome from Rome. The ADVENTVS ("arrival") series was struck to commemorate these returns to the capital, each issue timed to a specific homecoming.
RIC II.3 2078 falls within the 133–135 window, after Hadrian had largely retired his traveling years and returned permanently, his health already in visible decline from what ancient sources describe as dropsy.