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Quinarius Aureus - Sabina CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia
| Issuer | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Year | 136-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Sabina facing right, her hair elaborately waved and drawn back in the fashionable Hadrianic coiffure with a stephane or diadem, rendered in fine relief characteristic of the Rome Mint's Hadrianic workshop. The portrait conveys the idealized, classicizing style associated with court portraiture of the period. The circular Latin legend SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P runs around the periphery of the flan, which is notably irregular at the edges. The portrait fills the field in a confident, large-module style suited to the small aureus quinarius format. |
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| Mintage | ND (136-138) |
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Sabina, wife of Hadrian, occupied an unusual position in the imperial household — ancient sources, including Historia Augusta, describe their marriage as genuinely miserable, with Hadrian reportedly remarking that he would have divorced her had he been a private citizen. The CONCORDIA reverse type issued in her name during the final years of Hadrian's reign carries an irony that contemporary Romans may or may not have appreciated. The quinarius aureus denomination itself was rarely struck in the imperial period, making survival in any condition statistically uncommon.