HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS III around, ANNONA AVG below, Annona, draped seated right on low chair, before her, a small figure standing left, helping her to hold out bag of corn-ears, stern of ship in the background right. P M TR POTES COS III, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right, aegis on left shoulder. Hadrian AR denarius, Eastern mint (Antioch). Banti 135 (this coin) RIC - Cohen - BMCRE - Strack. COH PRAETORI SC in two lines beneath Hadrian standing right on low platform with praefectus behind him and centurion standing right on the ground, addressing three soldiers standing left, one holding a vexillum and two holding standards. HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, laureate, draped bust right. Hadrian's Travel Coins An aid to finding them in RIC Banti 135

Coins with the legend ADOPTIO were struck purely to convince people of his claim to the imperial title, in order to avoid civic unrest. As Caesar under Trajan, Hadrian was - contrary to a deception which has lasted to modern times - never officially adopted by Trajan. Hadrian, Roman Imperial Coins reference at īrowse the Hadrian page with thumbnail images.Įmperor AD 117-138.

Hadrian denarius