- AD 117. Coins dated COS
- AD 118. Coins dated COS ⋅ II
- AD 119 – early 128. Coins dated COS ⋅ III without title P⋅P (Pater Patriae)
- AD early 128 – 138. Coins dated COS ⋅ III with title P⋅P (Pater Patriae)
Collected here are my coins of Hadrian from early in his reign (from AD 117 to 122).
The adoption of Hadrian.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P, Trajan and Hadrian standing left and right holding globe between them.
Obverse: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC, laureate head right with slight drapery on the left shoulder
Reverse: PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P, ADOPTIO below, Trajan, holding scroll, and Hadrian standing right and left, clasping hands.
The early policy of Hadrian. AD 117.
The change of policy which Hadrian’s accession brought with it is soon reflected in the general tone of the coinage. Hadrian’s coinage during his first two years in power was characterized by a slew of imperial virtues such as Concordia (personification of harmony and agreement), Justitia (personification of justice), Pax (personification of peace), Pietas (personification of piety, dutifulness, loyalty).
Obverse: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Reverse: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. FORT RED in ex.
Obverse: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Reverse: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS, Justitia seated left, holding patera and sceptre, IVSTITIA in exergue (personification of justice).
Obverse: IMP CAES TRAIAN [HADRIANO] AVG DIVI TRA Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right
Reverse: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M T[R P COS / PAX] Pax standing front, head to left, holding branch in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left.
Obverse:: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Reverse: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS PIE-TAS, Pietas standing left, raising hand (personification of piety, dutifulness, loyalty).
Obverse: IMP CAES DIVI TRAIAN AVG F TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER, radiate cuirassed bust right, draped far shoulder
Reverse: DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS P P S C, CONCORDIA below, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow on figure of Spes standing left on low column: cornucopiae below seat.
Early provincial coinage.
Obverse: AYTOKR KAICAΡ TΡAIANOC AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Reverse: HKY (date 428 of the local era) TΡIΠOΛEITΩN, Astarte, turreted, standing right, left foot on prow, holding long cruciform standard and raising hem of robe.
Obverser: AYT TΡAIANOC AΔΡIANOC, laureate bust right
Reverse: Agathadaemon serpent wearing skhent and holding caduceus.
LB = yr 2
Obverse: AYT TΡA AΔΡIANΩ KAIC CEB, laureate bust right
Reverse: TIBEΡ KΛAYΔ, Zeus seated left, holding sceptre, all within tetrastyle temple, date ET AP in ex.
Hadrian’s first return to Rome in July AD 118.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG – Bust of Hadrian, radiate head right.
Reverse: PONT MAX TR POT COS II, ADVENTUS AVG SC in ex, Hadrian standing left clasping hands with Roma seated right on cuirass.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG – Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS II| FORT RED – Fortuna seated left, holding rudder attached to globe and cornucopiae
Redux means “returning”. On this coin, Fortuna Redux refers to Hadrian’s safe return to Rome from the East.
The early policy of Hadrian. AD 118
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Reverse: P M TR P COS II, Justitia seated left, holding patera and sceptre, IVSTITIA in ex.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS II PAX, Pax standing left, holding branch in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG – Bust of Hadrian, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: PONT MAX TR POT COS II S C ANNONA AVG – Annona (personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome), draped, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand over modius and cornucopiae in left; corn-ears and poppy left, at her feet; behind her at right, prow of ship.
Early tetradrachms
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΤΡΑ ΠΑΡ ΥΙ ΘΕ ΝΕΡ ΥΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ – Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ Β – Eagle standing facing, head left, on leg and thigh of an animal.
AD 119-122
Some of the coins minted between AD 119 and 122 especially contrasted with his earlier issues. They now include symbols characteristic of the Roman military and featured a variety of militaristic deities, including Minerva, Virtus, Janus, Roma, and most notably, Victory.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, foot on helmet, holding Victory and spear.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Aeternitas standing left, holding heads of Sol and Luna.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Genius standing left, holding patera and corn-ears, altar at his feet.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Pax standing left, holding branch in right and cornucopiae in left.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Salus seated left, holding patera over altar from which a snakes rises to eat offering, left.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Victory alighting right, holding trophy.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right
Reverse: Hadrian-Fortuna in military dress, standing left, holding rudder on globe and reversed spear.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Galley left with mast on left & pilot’s shelter on right.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, draped left shoulder
Reverse: P M TR P COS III around, AET-AVG across fields, Aeternitas standing left, holding the heads of the sun and moon in her hands.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Head of Hadrian, laureate, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III FEL P R, Felicitas, draped, seated left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III, LIBERAL AVG III below, Hadrian seated on platform distributing money to citizen in toga.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: P M TR P COS III SAL AVG, Salus seated left, feeding serpent, who is wrapped round an altar, out of patera with right hand.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Reverse: PONT MAX TR POT COS III S C SECVR AVG, Securitas, draped, seated left, holding sceptre in right hand and resting head on left hand.