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Sestertius - Hadrian // S C, Horus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 130 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Hadrian facing right, with bare neck and slight drapery on the left shoulder, rendered in high relief in the characteristic Hadrianic philhellenic style. The portrait displays the emperor's distinctive full beard and curled hair beneath a laurel wreath, with individualized facial features including a strong brow and aquiline profile. The encircling legend is distributed around the periphery of the flan, reading from the lower left. The flan exhibits the broad, flat fabric typical of Antonine-era sestertii struck at the Rome mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | Hadrian depicted in the guise of the Egyptian falcon-headed god Horus, standing right with right foot resting upon a crocodile, holding a spear in the right hand and a parazonium (short sword) in the left. This remarkable syncretistic type, issued to commemorate Hadrian's visit to Egypt circa AD 130, fuses imperial Roman iconography with Egyptian religious imagery. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears divided across the field, one letter to each side of the central figure. The composition reflects Hadrian's well-documented interest in Egyptian religion and his policy of cultural accommodation throughout the provinces. |
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