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Dupondius or As - Hadrian FORTVNAE REDVCI COS III P P S C, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 129-130 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#1354, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.1354 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, depicted from the rear or side, presenting a detailed rendering of the imperial paludamentum and armor. The obverse legend encircles the effigy in Latin capital letters within a beaded border. The portrait is executed in the confident, realistic style characteristic of Hadrianic imperial coinage, with close attention to the wreath and drapery folds. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).) |
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The legend FORTVNAE REDVCI — Fortuna the home-bringer — almost certainly commemorates Hadrian's return to Rome following his second major provincial tour, a journey spanning roughly 120 to 125 AD that took him through Greece, Asia Minor, and the eastern provinces. He was the most extensively traveled of all Roman emperors, and his administration used the mint with deliberate frequency to mark each homecoming. The COS III designation anchors this issue to the final consulship phase of his reign.
RIC II.3 separates dupondius and as attributions for this type on the basis of metal color, a distinction that corroded or cleaned surfaces make effectively impossible.