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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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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#1916, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.1916 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing left, with short curly hair and a trimmed beard rendered in finely detailed relief, characteristic of the idealized Hadrianic portrait style. The emperor is depicted with a draped and cuirassed shoulder visible at the truncation. The encircling Latin legend runs along the outer border of the flan. |
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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.) |
| Reverse description | The emperor Hadrian on horseback, advancing to the right with his right hand raised in a gesture of adlocutio, addressing a group of five soldiers standing before him who carry four legionary standards. The military scene, known as an exercitus type, conveys imperial authority over the provincial armies. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the field, with the legend distributed across the exergue and field. |
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