Denarius - Hadrian FORTVNA AVG; Fortuna

Features

Issuer	Roman Empire (Rome)
Emperor	Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (117-138)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	133-135
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	18.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 256488
References	RIC II.3# 2011, Richard Anthony Abdy, Peter Franz Mittag; 2019. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.3. Hadrian (AD 117–138) (1926 revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. OCRE# ric.2_3(2).hdn.2011 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Hadrian, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P

Translation:
Hadrianus Augustus, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae.
Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation.

Reverse

Fortuna standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FORTVNA AVG

Translation:
Fortuna Augusti.
Good fortune of the emperor.

Mint

Comments

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

See also

• Cornucopia
• Mythology

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Numista Rarity index: 100

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