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Sestertius - Hadrian COS III P P CLEMENTIA AVG S C, Clementia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 129-130 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian facing right, with characteristic short beard rendered in finely detailed strands, the portrait exhibiting the high-quality portraiture characteristic of Hadrianic coinage. The emperor is depicted with a paludamentum visible at the left shoulder, conveying both military and imperial authority. The encircling Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The overall style reflects the refined Hellenizing aesthetic promoted under Hadrian's reign, with naturalistic facial features and careful attention to the arrangement of the laurel wreath. The flan shows the characteristic irregular, slightly convex form typical of hand-struck orichalcum sestertii of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Clementia stands facing, rendered in full figure at center of the field, draped in a long chiton and palla. She holds a patera in her extended right hand and a long vertical scepter or hasta pura in her left, attributes symbolizing mercy and imperial benevolence. The senatorial authorization monogram S C (Senatus Consultum) is prominently placed in the lower field, flanking the figure to left and right respectively. The surrounding legend COS III P P CLEMENTIA AVG is distributed around the periphery, identifying the virtuous personification as the Clemency of Augustus. The composition is characteristic of the Hadrianic allegorical reverse type, emphasizing the emperor's celebrated qualities of moderation and mercy. |
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