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Sestertius - Sabina PIETAS S C, Pietas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 130-133 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Pietas seated left on a throne, rendered in flowing draped robes, extending a patera in her right hand and holding a long sceptre in her left. The figure is depicted with serene, classical composure upon a raised base or exergual line. The senatorial mark of authority S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the lower field beneath the figure, with the legend PIETAS disposed around the periphery of the reverse field. |
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| Mintage | ND (130-133) |
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Sabina's coinage was issued largely at Hadrian's direction rather than her own initiative — she reportedly despised her husband and made little effort to conceal it. The PIETAS reverse type was a pointed piece of imperial messaging: projecting conjugal and religious harmony onto a marriage that ancient sources describe as openly hostile. Hadrian is said to have considered divorcing her but held back, aware of the political cost.
She died around 136–137 AD, with some ancient sources hinting at suspicious circumstances involving Hadrian himself.