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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVS AVGVSTI S C, Roma

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 133-135
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Weight 25 g
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Obverse description Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right, rendered with characteristic short curly hair and beard, viewed from the rear or side. The emperor's effigy is portrayed with refined naturalistic detail typical of Hadrianic portraiture, the paludamentum visible at the truncation. The encircling Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, distributed around the field. The flan displays the characteristic broad, slightly irregular planchet typical of Antonine-era sestertii. Patina of dark green bronze is visible across the surface.
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Obverse lettering HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
(Translation: Hadrianus Augustus, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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Mintage ND (133-135)
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