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Sestertius - Hadrian FORTVNAE REDVCI S C, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 133-135 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#2098, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.2098 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, depicted with his characteristic short curly hair and clipped beard, rendered in high relief in the naturalistic Antonine style. The emperor's paludamentum is visible at the truncation, fastened at the shoulder. The circumferential Latin legend runs along the outer border of the field, identifying the emperor by his titles. |
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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 | Hadrian stands to the right in military dress, extending his right hand in a gesture of greeting toward Fortuna, who stands to the left facing him. Fortuna holds a cornucopia in her left arm, symbolizing abundance, and a rudder resting on a globe in her right hand, emblematic of the guidance of fate. The scene celebrates the safe return of fortune to the empire. The senatorial authorisation mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the field, and the reverse legend is distributed around the periphery. |
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