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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG ASIAE S C, Asia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Reverse description | The adventus scene depicts Emperor Hadrian standing to the right, his right hand raised in a gesture of greeting and his left hand holding a scroll, facing the personification of Asia who stands to the left wearing a turreted crown, holding a patera in her outstretched right hand and a sceptre in her left. Between the two figures stands a lighted altar, typically shown with a bull at its base, symbolising the sacrificial welcome rite. The composition celebrates Hadrian's celebrated visit to the province of Asia, rendered in the detailed relief style characteristic of the Roman imperial series. The legend is divided around the field with the senatorial authority mark S C flanking the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ADVENTVI AVG ASIAE S C (Translation: Adventui Augusti Asiae. Senatus Consultum. Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor (Augustus) to Asia. Decree of the senate.) |
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The ADVENTVS series of sestertii — struck to commemorate Hadrian's extensive provincial tours — represents one of the most deliberate imperial messaging campaigns in Roman coinage. His journey through Asia Minor, likely around 131–132 AD, was no ceremonial sweep; Hadrian personally adjudicated civic disputes, funded construction projects, and reorganized provincial administration across dozens of cities. Ephesus, Smyrna, and Pergamon all received imperial benefactions during this period.
RIC II.3 1737 is among the less frequently encountered ADVENTVS provincials, Asia being rarer in this series than Egypt or Africa.