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Dupondius or As - Hadrian IVSTITIA AVG COS III P P S C, Justitia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 129-130 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Justitia, the personification of Justice, is depicted seated left on a throne or chair, draped in flowing robes. She extends her right hand forward in a gesture of address or offering, while her left hand holds a long vertical sceptre. The legend IVSTITIA AVG COS III P P is inscribed along the upper and outer field, with the senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum) prominently displayed in the lower exergual area. The composition follows the standard typology of seated allegorical figures on Hadrianic aes coinage, executed in a bold, slightly worn relief typical of circulated bronze issues of this period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The IVSTITIA AVG reverse type appears across several Hadrianic bronze issues, but the COS III P P dating anchors this piece firmly to after 128 AD, when Hadrian returned from his extensive provincial tours and assumed the title Pater Patriae. The personification of Justice was a deliberate choice for a ruler who prided himself on legal reform and personal accessibility — he famously held court while traveling, hearing cases from provincials who would never have reached Rome.
RIC II.3 1237 reflects the revised attribution from the earlier RIC II framework, part of the substantial re-cataloguing work published in 2022 that split and renumbered dozens of Hadrianic bronzes based on die study.