Roman Denarius Coin

Inv. No.: c098
Date: c. A.D. 138(?).
Weight: 3.37g
 
Obv.: Sabina, hair waved, rising into crest on top above diadem, plaited and falling down neck.
SABINA AVGVSTA

Rev.: Venus standing, apple in left hand, right hand lifting robe onto shoulder.
VENERI GENETRICI

Tradition has it that the marriage of Hadrian and Sabina was unhappy. This seems likely in the light of his liason with Antinous. It is possible then that the coins honouring Sabina were minted at the command of her adopted son, Antoninus Pius, after Hadrian death in 138.

Comparanda:
RIC, Hadrian 396.