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Dupondius or As - Sabina and Hadrian HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 133-135 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse lettering | SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P (Translation: Sabina Augusta, Hadriani Augusti, Patri Patriae. [Vibia] Sabina, the venerable, [consort] of emperor (Augustus) Hadrian, father of the nation.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Sabina, Hadrian's wife, occupied an unusual position in imperial iconography — elevated to Augusta in 128 AD yet by most ancient accounts personally miserable in the marriage. Hadrian is reported by the Historia Augusta to have considered divorcing her, restrained only by his political position. The joint association of their names on bronze coinage from this late period in his reign may reflect official efforts to project dynastic stability as Hadrian's health was visibly failing and succession remained unsettled until Aelius Caesar's adoption in 136.