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Sestertius - Hadrian EXERCITVS SYRIACVS S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130-133 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with short cropped hair rendered in the characteristic Hellenistic style, the neck truncation visible at the coin's lower field. The effigy is portrayed with naturalistic detail typical of Hadrianic portraiture, displaying the emperor's well-known beard and strong facial features. The encircling Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, distributed around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The EXERCITVS SYRIACVS series belongs to Hadrian's grand tour of the eastern provinces, during which he personally reviewed and harangued the legions stationed along the Syrian frontier — speeches recorded in the so-called *Arabica* inscriptions at Lambaesis. The Syrian army held particular strategic weight at this moment, positioned against a Parthian empire that had not forgotten Trajan's invasions of 115-117 AD, which Hadrian had quietly reversed by abandoning Mesopotamia upon his accession.