Hadrian - Fortuna






Emperor Hadrian
Mint Rome
Date -
Size (mm) 18
Weight (g) 3.28
Die Axis 180
Tariff Denarius
Ob. Leg. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Ob. Desc. Laureate head right
Meaning (Hadrianvs Avgvstvs Consul III Pater Patriae). Hadrian, your emperor and Augustus, Consul for the third time, Father of the country.
Rev. Leg. FORTVNAE REDVCI
Rev. Desc. Fortuna seated left, holding rudder & cornucopia.
Meaning (Consul III) Consul for the third time
References; Collection; RSC 783, RIC 247, Cohen 783
Notes: Fortuna is the personification of good fortune, usually depicted with a rudder (safe travel on the sea) and a cornucopia (eat well on your travels). sometimes a patera or wheel is also depicted (good travel on the roads)