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Sestertius - Hadrian RESTITVTORI HISPANIAE S C, Hispania
| 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 description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in high relief with characteristic curled hair and short beard, the drapery falling over the left shoulder as viewed from behind. The portrait displays the mature, idealized physiognomy associated with Hadrianic court sculpture, with well-defined facial features and a naturalistic treatment of the hair. The circumferential Latin legend reads HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, distributed around the portrait within a plain raised border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "Restitutori" series was struck to commemorate Hadrian's extensive provincial tour of 121–125 AD, during which he visited Hispania — his own ancestral homeland, his family having roots in Italica near modern Seville. The coins were not issued during the journey itself but years afterward, a retrospective program celebrating his engagement with the provinces rather than a real-time record of it.
Hispania held personal weight for Hadrian in a way no other province could. Both he and his predecessor Trajan were of Hispano-Roman stock, making this particular issue something of a dynastic statement about the province's place in imperial history.