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Dupondius or As - Sabina and Hadrian HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed and draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, depicted from the rear or side in an unusual three-quarter perspective that is distinctive to this issue type. The emperor's curly hair and short beard are rendered with characteristic Hadrianic naturalism, and the paludamentum or civilian drapery is visible at the shoulder truncation. The legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS arcs around the field, framed by a dotted border. The image visible in the provided photograph corresponds to this reverse type, showing the laureate or bare-headed imperial bust within the beaded border. |
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Sabina, Hadrian's wife, occupied an unusual position in imperial iconography — elevated in official coinage well beyond what her actual political influence warranted, largely as a matter of dynastic projection. This joint issue dates to the period after Hadrian's extensive provincial tours had concluded and he had returned to consolidate his image in Rome, a phase marked by a notable increase in commemorative and associative bronze issues. Sabina would be deified shortly after her death, around 136–137 AD, making pre-deification bronzes like this one a distinct chronological category within the reign.