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Sestertius - Hadrian ANNONA AVGVSTI S C, Annona
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 119-120 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.) |
| Reverse description | The personification of Annona, goddess of the grain supply, stands facing right, holding a large cornucopia in both arms to emphasize imperial abundance and provisioning. At her feet to the right stands a modius (grain measure) filled with corn ears, the standard iconographic attribute symbolizing Rome's organized food distribution system. The legend ANNONA AVGVSTI is distributed in the field, with S C (Senatus Consultum) prominently placed to authorize the bronze issue. The composition is rendered in the classical Roman style typical of Hadrianic coinage, with a graceful, draped figure occupying the full reverse field. |
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