Item number: A2842

Year: AD 117-138

Material: Bronze

Size: 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.3 mm

Weight: 22.7 g

Manufactured by: Rome

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2020

This is a sestertius brass coin issued during the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian, dated to AD 117–138. Due to the passage of time, the surface of the coin has become heavily worn, rendering many of its details no longer discernible.

The obverse of the coin features a right-facing portrait of Hadrian, wearing a laurel wreath. Flanking the portrait on both sides is the Latin inscription “IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG”, which translates to “Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus.” However, due to the coin’s age, most of the inscription has been worn away and is no longer fully legible.

The reverse of the coin depicts Roma, the personified goddess of the Roman state, wearing a helmet and seated atop a cuirass. In her right hand, she holds a figure of Victory, while her left arm rests on a shield and grasps a cornucopia, symbolising abundance. Surrounding the image is the imperial titulature “PONT MAX TR POT COS III”, signifying Pontifex Maximus (Chief Priest), Tribunicia Potestas (holder of tribunician power), and Consul for the third time. At the bottom of the reverse appears the inscription “SC” (Senatus Consulto), indicating that the coin was struck by decree of the Senate, and thus minted in a region of Italy under senatorial authority.

Hadrian was the third of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. His most renowned achievement was the construction of Hadrian’s Wall, which established the northern boundary of Roman Britain. In addition to his military and administrative policies, Hadrian travelled extensively across the empire’s provinces and sought to make Athens the centre of his efforts to promote Greek culture.

物件編號: A2842

年代: 公元 117-138 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.3 mm

重量: 22.7 g

製造地: 羅馬

來源: 福君錢幣 2020

這是一枚公元117至138年，羅馬帝國哈德良皇帝在位期間發行的塞斯特斯銅幣。由於年代久遠，錢幣表面已經嚴重磨損，諸多細節不復可見。

錢幣正面是頭戴桂冠，面朝右側的哈德良右側肖像。肖像的左右兩側皆有拉丁文打印的銘文「IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG」意思是「皇帝凱撒·圖拉真·哈德良·奧古斯都」。不過由於年代久遠，多數的銘文已經遭到磨蝕。

錢幣背面則是羅馬的擬人化女神，頭上戴著頭盔並且坐在一副胸甲上。羅馬的右手上捧著勝利女神，左手一側則依靠在盾牌上和手握豐裕之角。圖像的周圍應當有哈德良的頭銜「PONT MAX TR POT COS III」意思是「最高祭司、大權在握的護民官、第三次任執政官」。錢幣的下緣則有「SC」戳記，代表錢幣經過元老院決議通過鑄造，其鑄造地點是直屬元老院管轄的義大利地區。

哈德良是羅馬帝國「五賢帝」之中的第三位，在位期間最為知名的事蹟是興建哈德良長城，確立羅馬帝國在不列顛地區的北疆界線。除此之外，哈德良在位期間還走遍帝國各個行省，並且試圖將雅典作為他推廣希臘文化的中心。