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Hey guys - anyone know what the full text on this coin would be and what it translates to? I believe the reverse has lady brittania on it? Sorry the picture is a bit dark.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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The figure on the reverse isn't Britannia I'm afraid. More likely someone like Salus or Moneta. There is likely not enough detail to decide for certain who the reverse figure is, but it will be something like SALVS AVGVSTI or CLEMENTIA AVG - The god, then Augustus, a title of the Emperor.
The S C stands for Senatus Consulto - with the permissiono f the senate. at the time, the Senate was te copper/brass issuing authority, so the emperor/mint officials (I dont know to whom the job fell) had to 'consult' them before issuing anything.
The obverse legend is probably along the lines of IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG PM TR P COS III - this means:
IMP - Imperator, the emperor.
CAESAR - Caesar, a title of the emperor
TRAIANVS HADRIANVS - The emperors name
AVG - Augustus, another title
PM - Pontifex Maximus - High priest (lit. Greatest Priest)
TR P - Tribunicia Potestas - Tribune of the people, an official office
COS (number) - Consul - number of years the emperor has been consul, another important official office, and the basis of te Regnal year system for dating coinage. (they gave the year by how many years the emperor had been in office - you can compare it with these numbers).
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New Member
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Thanks for the reply, Ben.
Cheers
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Pillar of the Community
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There are a few different reverse types which would be possible depending what the goddess is holding in her hands/arms. From the picture it seems that she has either scales of a branch in her right hand while her left hand could hold a staff or cornucopia. Perhaps with a loupe you can determine what it is.
Btw, welcome to the forum and it is more than appropriate that you collect ancient Roman coins being from the settlement Confluentes.
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 to the community I agree there are just too many possibilities and not enough detail to say for sure. I've enhanced your pictures a bit, it might help.   |
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Germany
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Thanks for the replies. I will try and scan the coin when I return home.
Medieval, you are correct. I'm originally from Australia myself but now live in Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (Cologne), although I'm frequently in Confluentes (Koblenz).
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Lucky  .  (Though I hope that you don't live in Nippes.) Easy access to the 'Römisch-Germanisches Museum' with the best collection of Roman glassware in the world and so many other things. One of (if not the) best collections of Alexandrian coins etc etc etc. And to boot, the only place in the world where you can drink the local language - Alaaf. |
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United States
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Probably close to this  |
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Having looked through some reverses, I reckon the reverse is Ceres, holding a corn ear and a 'long torch'. Hadrian Æ Sestertius. Struck 121 AD. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III S-C, Ceres standing left with corn ears & long torch. Cohen 1075. Heres the wildwinds page for that, with images. |
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