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Sestertius - Hadrian MAVRETANIA S C, Mauretania
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#1694, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.1694 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This sestertius belongs to Hadrian's remarkable series of "Province" coins, struck in the early 130s to commemorate his extensive tours of the empire — a program of imperial visits without precedent among his predecessors. Mauretania, carved from the client kingdom of Juba II and formally annexed under Claudius in 44 AD, had by Hadrian's reign been divided into two separate provinces: Mauretania Tingitana and Caesariensis. Whether Hadrian actually visited either is disputed; the series may reflect administrative acknowledgment as much as personal itinerary.
The provincial series to which this piece belongs was struck at Rome, not in the provinces themselves.