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Dupondius or As - Hadrian INDVLGENTIA AVG COS III P P S C, Indulgentia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 129-130 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | INDVLGENTIA AVG COS III P P S C (Translation: Indulgentia Augusti. Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Indulgence of the emperor (Augustus). Consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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The reverse type references Hadrian's formal act of *indulgentia* — the cancellation of outstanding tax debts owed to the imperial treasury. In 118 AD, early in his reign, Hadrian staged a public burning of tax records in Trajan's Forum, wiping an estimated 900 million sesterces in arrears. This coinage, struck over a decade later, suggests the propaganda value of that gesture was still being actively cultivated.