Denarius - Hadrian AVG GER DAC PAR P M TR P COS ITERO SPQR; Virtus

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (117-138)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	118
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# 257250
References	RIC II.3# 2961 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.2961 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Hadrian, laureate, cuirassed, right, viewed from front.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES HADRIAN DIVI NER TRAIAN OPT FIL

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Hadrian, Divi Nervae Traiani Optimi Filius.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Hadrian, son of divine and the best Nerva Trajan.

Reverse

Virtus standing right, holding spear and parazonium.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVG GER DAC PAR P M TR P COS ITERO SPQR

Translation:
Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consulo Itero. Senatus Populusque Romanus.
Emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. The senate and the Roman people.

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (118)

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