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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG THRACIAE S C, Thracia
| 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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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Hadrian to the right, in military attire, raising his right hand in a gesture of salutation and holding a scroll in his left; facing him stands the personification of Thracia to the left, wearing her distinctive triskeles headdress and extending a patera toward the emperor. Between the two figures stands an altar, typically with a bull at its base, alluding to the sacrificial rites accompanying the imperial adventus ceremony. The composition commemorates Hadrian's formal visit to the province of Thrace. The senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the field. |
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The "Adventus" series to which this sestertius belongs was struck to commemorate Hadrian's extensive provincial tours — an unprecedented exercise in imperial self-presentation. Between 121 and 132 AD, Hadrian visited nearly every province of the empire, and the mint at Rome responded with a sustained coinage program honoring each destination in sequence. Thracia was visited around 123–124 AD, though the coins referencing the visit were struck years later, suggesting the series functioned as retrospective propaganda rather than immediate celebration.
RIC II.3 1800 is among the scarcer Thracian adventus types in the broader series.