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Dupondius or As - Hadrian PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 133-135 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Pietas standing facing, head turned to the left, both arms raised with palms upward in a gesture of piety and supplication. An altar appears to the left of the figure, and a stork stands to the right, the latter being a traditional Roman symbol of filial devotion and piety. The reverse legend is divided across the field, with S C (Senatus Consultum) prominently placed in the lower exergual area, affirming senatorial authorization of the bronze coinage. |
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Hadrian's PIETAS AVG coinage of 133–135 falls within the final phase of his reign, when the emperor — ill, increasingly isolated, and consumed by his troubled succession arrangements — nonetheless maintained an aggressive propaganda program emphasizing traditional Roman religious values. The senatorial relationship had soured badly by this point, and pietas toward the gods served as a pointed counter-narrative to accusations of impiety leveled against him by hostile factions in Rome.
RIC II.3 2138 is catalogued within the third edition's comprehensive revision of Hadrian's bronze coinage, which substantially reorganized earlier attributions. Check OCRE for die-link parallels before committing to a narrow attribution within the series.