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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG SICILIAE S C, Sicilia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | The adventus type composition depicts Emperor Hadrian standing right, his right hand raised in a gesture of greeting and his left hand holding a volumen (scroll), embodying his role as both military commander and cultivated ruler. Facing him stands the personification of Sicilia to the left, identified by her distinctive triskeles headdress — the three-legged symbol emblematic of the island — and holding a patera in one hand and ears of grain in the other, referencing Sicily's celebrated agricultural abundance. Between the two figures stands an altar, typically shown with a bull at its base, alluding to the sacrificial rites performed during the imperial adventus ceremony. The scene commemorates Hadrian's visit to Sicily during his extensive provincial tours of the western empire. The senatorial mark of authority S C appears in the lower field, flanking the central composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (130-133) |
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