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Hadrian, Dupondius, Aeternitas, 119-121 AD

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Origin: Rome
Authority: Hadrian
Denomination: Dupondius
Composition: Orichalcum
Date: 119-121 AD
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, Bust of Hadrian, radiate, facing right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse: AETERNIT A S AVGVSTI, Aeternitas, draped, standing to front, head left, holding up heads of Sun on right hand and of Moon on left; S-C left and right, in field
Size: 23 m, 14.6g, 6h
Grade: aVF, dark brown surfaces, green patina in places
References: BMC 1220 var. (drapery on left shoulder); Cohen 135
General: Hadrian was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 AD. One of the "Five Good Emperors", Hadrian continued to lead the Roman Empire into an era of prosperity. Aeternitas was the divine personification of eternity. According to Volume III of Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, this dupondius was minted in 199-120, or 121 AD, during which the following events took place: Second "Liberalitas"; Death and consectration of Matidia; Victories in Britain; The 'Parilia-Natalis Urbis' (21 April); Hadrian leaves Rome and passes by Gaul and Germany to Britain.
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Hadrian, AR Denarius, Roma, 125-128 AD
Hadrian, Sestertius, 125-128 A.D.