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In the Antonine period the aes coinage shows distinct thematic programs for each denomination while minting evolved. Hadrian used the large orichalcum sestertius for a sustained "travel series" at Rome about AD 130 to AD 133, pairing obverses with reverses that personified provinces such as Britannia or depicted the emperor addressing soldiers during imperial arrivals. Under Antoninus Pius

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