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Sestertius - Hadrian RESTITVTORI GALLIAE S C, Gallia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The emperor Hadrian stands facing right in military attire, holding a scroll in his left hand and extending his right hand to raise the personification of Gallia, who kneels before him in a gesture of submission and gratitude. The allegorical figure of Gallia is depicted in draped robes, reaching upward toward Hadrian. This restitution-type composition belongs to Hadrian's celebrated series of provincial restoration coinage, commemorating his travels and benefactions throughout the empire. The encircling legend names the province and bears the senatorial authorization mark S C in the lower field. |
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The "Restitutori" sestertius series was struck to commemorate Hadrian's extensive provincial tours — among the most ambitious undertaken by any emperor. Hadrian visited Gaul on his western circuit around 121–122 AD, inspecting troops, initiating building projects, and personally adjudicating local disputes. The coins celebrating these visits were likely issued retrospectively during 130–133, well after the journeys themselves, functioning as a kind of official retrospective on his reign's defining characteristic.
Gallia as a personification on these provincial restitution types follows a consistent iconographic program across some fifteen or more regional variants, making die linkage studies within RIC II.3 particularly rewarding for specialists.