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Sestertius - Hadrian // EXERC BRITANNICVS S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in high relief with characteristic short beard and wavy hair. The portrait displays the emperor's distinctive physiognomy with a strong profile, the drapery falling over the left shoulder as seen from the rear. The encircling Latin legend runs along the outer border within a beaded rim. The artistry reflects the refined portraiture style of the Hadrianic period, combining realism with imperial gravitas. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The EXERC BRITANNICVS ("the British army") sestertii form part of Hadrian's famous "travel series" — a group of issues struck circa 130–133 to commemorate his tours of the provinces and his addresses to the assembled troops. Hadrian visited Britain around 122 AD, during which he initiated construction of the wall bearing his name, and the army types almost certainly reflect that earlier visit rather than a second journey. The legion-address scenes on these reverses are among the earliest numismatic depictions of a Roman emperor conducting an adlocutio to a specific provincial army.