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Dupondius or As - Hadrian SPES P R S C, Spes
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 137-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Spes (Hope) stands advancing to the left in full figure, draped in a long chiton and himation, holding a flower upward in her raised right hand and gathering her robe at the lower left with her extended left hand. The allegorical figure is depicted in the standard Spes iconographic type of the Roman Imperial period. The senatorial authorisation mark S C (Senatus Consultum) is placed in the left and right fields respectively, flanking the figure. The reverse legend in Latin capitals is partially legible along the upper field within the beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | SPES P R S C (Translation: Spes Populi Romani. Senatus Consultum. Hope of the Roman people. Decree of the senate.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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