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Dupondius or As - Hadrian FELICITAS AVG S C, Felicitas
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 133-135 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed or laureate draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing left, depicted from the rear or side, with characteristic short beard and mature imperial features consistent with his later portrait type. The effigy is rendered in the prevailing Roman style of the Hadrianic period, with careful attention to physiognomic detail. The encircling Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The coin shows heavy patination with green encrustation obscuring parts of the legend and portrait detail. The flan is irregular in shape, typical of hand-struck Roman aes coinage of the second century AD. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Emperor Hadrian facing right, holding a scroll in his left hand and extending his right hand in greeting toward the personification of Felicitas, who stands facing left and holds a caduceus — the attribute of prosperity and good fortune. The two figures are depicted in a confrontational composition conveying imperial beneficence. The exergual field carries the senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum), flanking the central design as is standard for Roman imperial aes coinage of this period. The reverse legend FELICITAS AVG encircles the scene, proclaiming the good fortune of the Augustus. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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