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Sestertius - Hadrian IVSTITIA AVG COS III P P S C, Justitia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 129-130 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Hadrian facing left, rendered with characteristic short curly hair and full beard, a hallmark of Hadrianic portraiture that introduced the bearded imperial effigy to Roman coinage. The emperor's paludamentum is visible at the truncation, fastened at the shoulder. The portrait is executed in high relief with fine engraving, conveying strong naturalistic detail. The encircling Latin legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS runs along the outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | The personification of Justitia (Justice) seated left on a high-backed ornate throne, draped in long robes, extending a patera in her right hand and holding a long vertical sceptre in her left. The figure is rendered with careful drapery detail, feet resting on a footstool. The divided legend IVSTITIA AVG COS III P P surrounds the field, while the senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the lower exergue, affirming the Senate's sanction of the issue. |
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