Roman Imperial Coin

136-137 AD

Hadrian

Obverse Content Reverse Content

AVT KAIC TPA ADPIANOC CEB, laureate bust left , draped on left shoulder

Demeter standing half-left, holding grain-ears and poppies with her right hand and a long torch with her left; L K A in fields.

Dattari 1336
Additional Notes:

One of the "Five Good Emperors". A Billon Tetradrachm ("four drachmas"), this coin would have been worth about four days' pay for a skilled laborer or soldier, or two days' pay for a sculptor. A Billon Tetradrachm would be made of silver and a base metal such as bronze or copper. The silver content was typically 10-30%.

Size

27mm

Weight

12.60g

Purch Price

$175

Nominal Tetradrachm
Metal Billon
Mint Alexandria

References

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