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Semis - Hadrian P M TR P COS III, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 121-123 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, rendered in moderate relief with the emperor depicted bearded in the Hellenistic philosophical tradition he favored. The portrait displays Hadrian's characteristic curled hair and short beard, with drapery visible at the truncation of the shoulder. The surrounding field bears the imperial titulature legend running clockwise from the lower left. The die-cutting reflects the accomplished workshop style of the Rome Mint during the early Hadrianic period. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune, depicted facing left in long flowing robes, holding a rudder in her right hand resting on a globe at her feet and a cornucopia in her left hand. The goddess is rendered in a static, frontal composition typical of Hadrianic allegorical reverse types, symbolizing the prosperity and good fortune of the emperor's reign. The legend P M TR P COS III is distributed across the field in abbreviated form. A dotted border frames the reverse design, and the overall composition is characteristic of the Rome Mint's production during the early years of Hadrian's principate. |
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