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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG AFRICAE S C, Africa
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with short beard rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of his portraiture, the drapery visible at the truncation of the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered with finely detailed curled hair beneath the laurel wreath. The Latin legend HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P runs in a circular band around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Translation: Hadrian, emperor, consul for the third time, father of the nation.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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