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Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity and was a common type on the reverses of Roman empresses.
Sabina, Augusta 128 - c. 136 A.D., Wife of Hadrian
Pudicitia, modesty and chastity, was for Romans the highest regarded female virtue. For an unmarried girl, pudicitia meant virginity. For a wife, it meant faithfulness and devotion to her husband. Romans loved the story of Arria, an ultimate example of Roman pudicitia. When the emperor Claudius ordered her husband Paetus to end his own life, he hesitated. Arria took his dagger and stabbed herself to set an example, saying, "Paetus, it doesn't hurt."SH73695. Bronze sestertius, RIC II Hadrian 1032(c) (S), Hunter II 32, Cohen II 61, BMCRE III Hadrian 1877 var. (diadem vice wreath), SRCV II 3937, aVF, excellent portrait, well centered, green patina, marks and scratches, some corrosion, weight 23.691 g, maximum diameter 33.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 135 A.D.; obverse SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust right, wearing wreath of grain, hair in long plait falling down back of neck and roll above wreath in front; reverse PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left on high-backed throne, veiled and draped, feet on footstool, right hand on breast (raising to lips), left hand in lap, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; old anonymous dealer or collector tag in Italian; scarce; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity.RS91574. Silver denarius, RIC II 178, RSC II 393, BMCRE III 410, Hunter II 138, Strack II 172, SRCV II 3478, gVF, excellent portrait, old cabinet toning, flow lines, light marks, flan ragged with edge splits, weight 3.176 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 125 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS III, Pudicitia seated left, veiled, adjusting veil with right hand, resting left hand on lap; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity. The reverse type was more commonly used on the coins of empresses, but pudicitia was, apparently, also considered a princely virtue.SH73150. Silver denarius, RIC II 176, RSC II 392, BMCRE III 405, Hill UCR 272, Hunter II 137, EF, fine style, wonderful Pudicitia with remarkable transparent veil, weight 3.113 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 125 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS III, Pudicitia standing left, drawing long veil with both hands; SOLD
Otacilia Severa, Augusta, February or March 244 - September or October 249 A.D.
Pudicitia, modesty and chastity, was for Romans the highest regarded female virtue. For an unmarried girl, pudicitia meant virginity. For a wife, it meant faithfulness and devotion to her husband. Romans loved the story of Arria, an ultimate example of Roman pudicitia. When the emperor Claudius ordered her husband Paetus to end his own life, he hesitated. Arria took his dagger and stabbed herself to set an example, saying, "Paetus, it doesn't hurt."RB76158. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 209a, Cohen V 55, SRCV III 9169, Hunter III - (p. cxi), Choice VF, excellent portrait, well centered on a broad flan, flan cracks, weight 23.548 g, maximum diameter 32.4 mm, die axis 45o, Rome mint, c. 244 - 245 A.D.; obverse MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed draped bust right; reverse PVDICITIA AVG (virtue of the Empress), Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face with right hand, long transverse scepter in left hand, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; SOLD
Sabina, Augusta 128 - c. 136 A.D., Wife of Hadrian
Pudicitia, modesty and chastity, was for Romans the highest regarded female virtue. For an unmarried girl, pudicitia meant virginity. For a wife, it meant faithfulness and devotion to her husband. Romans loved the story of Arria, an ultimate example of Roman pudicitia. When the emperor Claudius ordered her husband Paetus to end his own life, he hesitated. Arria took his dagger and stabbed herself to set an example, saying, "Paetus, it doesn't hurt."RB16818. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II Hadrian 1032(c) (S), Hunter II 32, Cohen II 61, BMCRE Hadrian III 1877 var. (diadem vice wreath), SRCV II 3937, gF, weight 27.672 g, maximum diameter 33.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, obverse SABINA AVGVSTA HADRAINI AVG P P, draped bust right, wearing wreath of grain, hair in long plait falling down back of neck and roll above wreath in front; reverse PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left on high-backed throne, veiled and draped, feet on footstool, raising right hand to lips, left hand in lap, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity.RS37480. Silver denarius, RIC II 179, RSC II 394a, BMCRE III 413, Hunter II -, nice VF, weight 3.062 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 128 - 132 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS III, Pudicitia seated left, right hand holding veil, left hand in lap, globe in exergue; SOLD
Sabina, Augusta 128 - c. 136 A.D., Wife of Hadrian
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity. The empress Lucilla apparently felt she had too much chastity and her husband too little. It was not considered adultery for a Roman husband to have sex with slaves or unmarried women. The historian Spartianus wrote that after Lucilla complained, Lucius Verus reproached her: "Uxor enim dignitatis nomen est, non voluptatis" (Wife is the name of dignity, not bliss).RS21709. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 p. 242, 2507; BMCRE III Hadrian 911; Strack II 374; RSC II 62; Hunter II 5; SRCV II 3922, nice VF, weight 3.444 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 130 - 133 A.D.; obverse SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust right, hair combed over stephane and in long plait down neck; reverse PVDICITIA, Pudicitia standing left, veiled, adjusting veil with right hand, resting left hand at side; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity.RS99904. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 914A2, BMCRE III 494, RSC II 395a, Strack 207, Hunter II -, VF, nice portrait, full legends, flow lines, light marks and scratches, mild porosity, edge cracks, weight 2.893 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 128 - 132 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS III (Consul Tertium - consul for the third time), Pudicitia seated left, veiled, adjusting veil with right hand, resting left hand on lap; ex Savoca Numismatik auction 113 (19 Sep 2021), lot 379; SOLD
Otacilia Severa, Augusta, February or March 244 - September or October 249 A.D.
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity. The empress Lucilla apparently felt she had too much chastity and her husband too little. It was not considered adultery for a Roman husband to have sex with slaves or unmarried women. The historian Spartianus wrote that after Lucilla complained, Lucius Verus reproached her: "Uxor enim dignitatis nomen est, non voluptatis" (Wife is the name of dignity, not bliss).RS41834. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 123c, RSC IV 53, Hunter III 2, SRCV III 9159, EF/VF, weight 4.186 g, maximum diameter 24.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 244 - 245 A.D.; obverse MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on a crescent; reverse PVDICITIA AVG (virtue of the Empress), Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face with right hand, long transverse scepter in left hand; superb fine style portrait, full circles centering, reverse a bit soft and struck with a worn die; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity.RS113140. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 914A1, BMCRE III 491, RSC II 395, Strack 207, Hunter II -, SRCV II -, VF, flow lines, small edge cracks, weight 3.228 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 210o, Rome mint, 128 - 132 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate head right; reverse COS III (Consul Tertium - consul for the third time), Pudicitia seated left, veiled, adjusting veil with right hand, resting left hand on lap; SOLD