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Sestertius - Hadrian // S C, Diana
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 137-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, the drapery visible over the left shoulder and viewed from the rear. The effigy is rendered in a refined, classicizing style characteristic of Hadrianic portraiture, with carefully detailed hair and laurel wreath. The encircling legend is disposed around the bust field, reading from the lower left. The portrait displays the emperor's distinctive beard, a hallmark of his coinage and a departure from earlier clean-shaven imperial effigies. |
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| Reverse description | Diana, goddess of the hunt, depicted standing left in a frontal pose atop a small base or plinth, rendered in a slender, classicizing style. She extends her right arm outward, holding an arrow, while her left arm reaches behind to draw from a quiver or hold a bow. The large senatorial authority letters S and C flank the figure in the left and right fields respectively. The composition is simple and austere, with no exergual inscription, reflecting the restrained reverse typology of late Hadrianic bronze coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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