Aureus Issued for Sabina, Wife of Hadrian
Aureus Issued for Sabina, Wife of Hadrian
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Sabina. Reverse: Seated Concordia Holding a Libation Bowl.
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 2 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Rome
- Date:
- 129–37 CE
- Inventory Number:
- Beistegui 85
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P
Translation: Sabina Augusta (wife of) Hadrianus Augustus, Father of the Fatherland.
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
CONCORDIA AVG
Translation: Concordia Augusta.
This coin type, an aureus issued by the Roman emperor Hadrian in honor of his wife Vibia Sabina, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC II Hadrian 399B.