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Dupondius or As - Hadrian RESTITVTORI ASIAE S C, Asia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Hadrian facing left, robed in imperial military dress, extending his right hand to raise a kneeling personification of the province of Asia, who is depicted on bended knee before him; Asia holds a ship's rudder in her left hand, symbolizing her maritime importance. Hadrian's left hand holds a scroll, emblematic of imperial decree or benefaction. The scene exemplifies the Restitutori series of Hadrian's provincial coinage, celebrating his benefactions during his eastern tours. The legend RESTITVTORI ASIAE appears in the field, with the senatorial authority mark S C placed prominently in the lower portion of the reverse. |
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The "Restitutor" series issued under Hadrian directly commemorates his extensive provincial tours — the most ambitious undertaken by any Roman emperor. Between 121 and 132 AD, Hadrian personally visited nearly every province in the empire, and this Asia type belongs to a broader coinage program celebrating his arrival and benefactions in the eastern provinces, likely tied to his second major tour around 128–132. The personification of Asia receiving the emperor's assistance was deliberate propaganda, framing Hadrian's interventions — tax relief, building projects, civic grants — as acts of rescue rather than administration.
RIC II.3 1831 distinguishes this type carefully within a complex series where provincial attributions and reverse legends overlap across multiple denominations.