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Dupondius or As - Hadrian RESTITVTORI BITHYNIAE S C, Bithynia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, depicted with characteristic short beard and curly hair beneath the laurel wreath, the drapery visible over the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the high-relief Roman imperial style, with fine detail in the facial features and folds of the paludamentum. The encircling legend runs along the outer border of the obverse field. The portrait exhibits the idealized yet individualistic treatment typical of Hadrianic coinage from the Rome mint. |
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| Reverse description | Hadrian standing left in military dress, extending his right hand to raise a kneeling personification of Bithynia, who wears a turreted crown symbolizing her civic identity and holds a rudder in her left hand, sometimes shown resting one foot upon a ship's prow. The composition belongs to the well-known 'Restitutor' series of Hadrianic bronzes, commemorating the emperor's benefactions to the provinces visited during his travels. The legend is disposed around the figures, with the senatorial authorization mark S C flanking the main design in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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