Description
Denomination: Silver denarius
Period: Roman imperial
Date: AD 137
Origin: Rome mint
Condition: VF. good portrait and nice tone
Obverse: Bare head of Hadrian. right. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Reverse: Moneta standing. left. holding scales and cornucopia. MONETA AVG
Size and Weight: 18.5mm. 3.26g
References: S3507. RIC 256
Features and Provenance: Hadrian became emperor of the Roman Empire in 117 AD and saw it as a divine mission to keep the empire in one piece. When rebellion broke out in Britannia in 119. he sent 3.000 troops and ordered the construction of a wall to keep out the barbarians. Now known as Hadrian’s Wall. It took six years and when Hadrian visited Britain in 122 it was only partially built; he never saw it finished.
Moneta or Juno Moneta was the Roman goddess of protection of funds and has given her name to the modern words money and monetisation. In ancient Rome. the coinage was struck in the Temple of Juno and a legend tells of when the Gauls tried to attack Rome in 390 BC. the sacred geese of the temple made so much noise they alerted the citizens so they could defend themselves. In thanks. Juno was given the epithet Moneta. Moneta is thought to have arisen from the Latin ‘monere’. to ‘warn’ and this would be supported by this tale.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades in between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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