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Sestertius - Hadrian COS III S C, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 128-129 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Fortuna is depicted seated left upon a throne or chair, rendered in full figure. She holds a long rudder resting on the ground in her right hand, symbolising guidance and fate, and a cornucopia in her left hand, symbolising abundance. The senatorial mark of authority S C (Senatus Consultum) is placed in the field to either side of the central figure. The legend COS III is inscribed in the exergue, referencing Hadrian's third consulship. |
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Hadrian's third consulship, held from 119 AD, provided the dating anchor for this issue but the COS III titulature continued appearing on coinage well into the late 120s. By 128–129 Hadrian was deep into his second great provincial tour, having already traversed much of the eastern empire; the Rome mint was effectively producing his coinage in absentia, coordinating types through imperial instruction rather than direct supervision.
RIC II.3 #981 falls within the extensive Fortuna grouping of this period, a type produced across multiple die pairings with minor epigraphic variation.