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Sestertius - Hadrian RESTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM S C, Orbis
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 120-121 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with bare chest and traces of drapery visible on the far shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the mature, idealized portrait style characteristic of Hadrianic coinage, with the emperor's distinctive short beard. The surrounding legend is incuse and reads in Latin around the full circumference of the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A personification of Orbis Terrarum (the world), depicted as a turreted female figure kneeling to the right, presents a globe to Emperor Hadrian while extending her hand toward him in supplication. Hadrian stands to the left in military attire, extending his right hand in a gesture of benefaction toward the kneeling figure and holding a scroll in his left hand. The composition exemplifies the Hadrianic propagandistic idiom of the emperor as universal benefactor and restorer. The legend RESTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM arcs around the upper field, with the senatorial authorization mark S C prominently placed in the lower exergual area. |
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| Mintage | ND (120-121) |
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