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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG ARABIAE S C, Arabia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Hadrian facing right, with the drapery visible over the left shoulder as seen from the rear or side. The emperor is depicted with his characteristic full beard and finely rendered hair beneath the laurel wreath, reflecting the Antonine portraiture style. The encircling legend is positioned along the outer border of the flan, with the obverse field presenting a bold, high-relief portrait typical of Roman imperial bronze coinage of the Hadrianic period. |
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| Mintage | ND (130-133) |
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The ADVENTVS series was struck to commemorate Hadrian's extensive provincial tours — an unprecedented exercise in imperial self-presentation that took him to nearly every corner of the empire between 121 and 132 AD. The Arabia issue marks his visit to the province roughly around 130, a region Rome had only annexed under Trajan in 106 AD following the absorption of the Nabataean kingdom. The province was less than three decades old when this coin was struck.
RIC II.3 1732 is among the scarcer Arabia ADVENTVS types in orichalcum.