EC.72.71 Denomination: sestertius Date: c. 117-138 CE Obverse: Head of Hadrian facing right Inscription: HADRIANUS AUG COS III P P Supplied: Hadrianus Augustus Consul III Pater Patriae Translated: Hadrian Augustus, Consul for the 3rd time, father of his country
	Reverse: Two men shaking hands Inscription: ...SC Supplied: ...Senatus Consulto Translated: ...By decree of the Senate Weight: 25 g

	EC.72.72 Denomination: dupondius (?) Date: c. 117-138 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian facing right Inscription: HADRIANUS Translated: Hadrian
	Reverse: Standing woman Inscription: SC Supplied: Senatus Consulto Translated: By decree of the Senate Weight: 13 g

	EC.72.73 Denomination: as (?) Date: c. 117-138 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian facing right Inscription: HADRIANUS AUG COS Supplied: Hadrianus Augustus Consul Translated: Hadrian Augustus, Consul
	Reverse: Standing Moneta holding scales in right hand and a cornucopia in left hand Inscription: MO NE...AUG Supplied: Moneta Augusti Senatus Consulto Translated: The mint of Augustus. By decree of the Senate Weight: 14 g

EC.72.74 Denomination: denarius Date: c. 117-138 CE Obverse: Head of Hadrian facing right Inscription: HADRIANUS AUG COS III P P Supplied: Hadrianus Augustus Consul III Pater Patriae Translated: Hadrian Augustus, Consul for the 3rd time, father of his country Notes: "Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus), the nephew of Trajan and his successor, lived from 76-138 CE, and was emperor of Rome from 117 until he died. He was known for the personal attention he paid to the provinces of the Roman Empire. He began the process of organizing Roman law into a uniform code. His building projects included the Pantheon, fortification of the frontier, and the founding of two new cities, Anfinoopolis in Egypt and Hadrianople in Trace. Hadrian was a poet, an amateur architect, and a student of Greek culture. His rule was generally peaceful. He ended the war in Parthia and returned the lands conquered by Rome to the native people. One major disturbance during his reign, however, was the 132 CE crush of the Jewish rebellion, when he made Jerusalem a Roman colony and forbade Jews to worship there." -Emmylou Hoeft, Class of 2002

Reverse: Felicitas holding a cornucopia Inscription: FELICITAS AUG Supplied: Felicitas Augusti Translated: The happiness of Augustus Notes: "The cornucopia conveys the peacefulness and prosperity of the Roman Empire during the reign of Hadrian. It symbolizes abundance, liberty, the bounty of the gods, fortune, and charity. It is most often associated with the goddess Ceres, likely the goddess portrayed on the coin. A myth explains the origin of the horn of plenty. The infant Jupiter was suckled by the goat Amalthea, and out of gratitude, he changed one of her horns into a cornucopia overflowing with everything she desired in order to show his gratitude." -Emmylou Hoeft Weight: 3 g

EC.72.75 Denomination: denarius Date: c. 215 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla facing right Inscription: ANTONINUS PIUS AUG Supplied: Antoninus Pius Augustus

Reverse: Caracalla standing with right foot on crocodile while holding a spear Inscription: PONT M TR P VIIII COS Supplied: Pontifex Maximus Tribunitia Potestate VIIII Consul Translated: High Priest, exercising tribunician power for the 9th time, Consul (number missing) Notes: This coin was issued under Caracalla, who was called Antoninus Pius Augustus on coins. The crocodile under the emperor's foot probably refers to riots in Alexandria suppressed with great ferocity. For a coin with a similar reverse image see R. A. G. Carson, Principal Coins of the Romans, Vol II: The Principate 31 BC-AD 296 (London 1980) 83 n. 725. Weight: 3 g

	EC.72.76 Denomination: sestertius Date: c. 138-161 CE Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right Inscription: ...NINUS... Supplied: Antoninus Augustus Pius
	Reverse: Standing goddess, head wreathed, holding a pitcher with left hand and staff with right, draped chair or altar behind her Inscription: IMP O T XX CO...SC Supplied: Imperator...XX Consul. Senatus Consulto Translated: Emperor...Consul. By decree of the Senate Weight: 21 g

	EC.72.77 Denomination: sestertius Date: c. 138-161 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right Inscription: ANTONINUS AUG PIUS P P TR P COS III Supplied: Antoninus Augustus Pius Pater Patriae Tribunitia Potestate Consul III Translated: Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of his county, exercising tribunician power, consul for the 3rd time
	Reverse: Salus standing by an altar with a staff in left hand Inscription: ...ALUS AUG. SC Supplied: Salus Augusti. Senatus Consulto Translated: The surety of Augustus. By decree of the Senate Weight: 21 g

	EC.72.78 Denomination: sestertius Date: c. 138-161 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right Inscription: ANTONINUS AUG Supplied: Antoninus Augustus Pius
	Reverse: Faint figure of goddess holding a cornucopia Inscription: none Weight: 25 g.

	EC.72.79 Denomination: Roman bronze as ? Date: 148-149 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right Inscription: ...PIUS P P TR P XII Supplied: Antoninus Pius Pater Patriae Tribunitia Potestate XII Translated: Antoninus Pius, father of his country, exercising tribunician power for the 12th time
	Reverse: An elephant facing right Inscription: MUNIFICENTIA AUG. SC Supplied: Munificentia Augusti. Senatus Consulto Translated: The generosity of Augustus. By decree of the Senate Notes: For a similar coin type see A. S. Robertson, Imperial Coins in the Hunter�� Coin Cabinet. University of Glasgow, Vol. II: Trajan to Commodus (London 1971) 227 n. 278. Weight: 13 g

EC.72.80 Denomination: Roman bronze as (?) Date: 155-156 CE Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right Inscription: ...TONINUS AUG PIUS... Supplied: Antoninus Augustus Pius...

Reverse: Fides, draped, standing left, holding aquila and standard Inscription: TR POT XIX COS IIII. SC Supplied: Tribunitia Potestate XIX Consul IIII. Senatus Consulto Translated: Exercising tribunician power for the 19th time, Consul for the 4th time. By decree of the Senate Notes: For a very similar coin type see A. S. Robertson, Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet. University of Glasgow, Vol. II: Trajan to Commodus (London 1971) 235 n. 323. Weight: 23 g

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