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Dupondius or As - Sabina VENERI GENETRICI S C, Venus
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 136-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | SABINA AVGVSTA (Translation: Sabina Augusta. [Vibia] Sabina, the venerable.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sabina, wife of Hadrian, received the title Augusta around 128 AD — likely under pressure, since ancient sources suggest Hadrian found her temperament actively disagreeable and the marriage coldly functional. The VENERI GENETRICI reverse invokes Venus as ancestral mother of the Roman people, a title with deep Caesarian roots going back to Julius Caesar's claim of divine descent. Applying it to an empress's coinage is a pointed piece of dynastic messaging, asserting Sabina's place within a legitimizing lineage even as Hadrian himself died childless and adopted his successor.