Clementia Augusta (the Emperor's Clemency), is a seldom used goddess on Roman coins. Sure, many emperors have legends with Clementia, but she herself is not depicted very often. Clementia says more about how the emperor wants to be seen by his people than a personal virtue. Like most all of the Roman emperors, Hadrian persecuted merciless his political and military opponents, e.g. at the start of his reign and after the Jewish War 132 - 135 AD. Nonetheless, he is considered by ancient and present-day historians as a positive representative of the Roman Principate. Until now, I did not have any emperor with Clementia on the reverse. This one caught my eye: Æ As, Rome, ca. 129 - 130 AD 26 mm,10.97 g RIC II Hadrian 714l (as); Cohen 228; RCV II 3677; Ob.: HADRIANVS – AVGVSTVS Bust of Hadrian, bare head to l., aegis on his r. shoulder, draped Rev.: C(LEME)NTIA A–VG COS III P P/S–C Clementia standing left, holding patera in extended r. hand and vertical scepter in l. For about three years I have been trying to find this Fortuna, not the one holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae, but holding pater and cornucopia. I had an empty flip, no coin; lost somewhere, don't know when or how. After I had bought Clementia, there she was, Perry had one. Needless to say, I am really very happy It isn't rare, but quite hard to find: Hadrian, Æ Sestertius, Rome, 133 - 135 AD 31 mm, 26.63 g RIC II.part 3 (2nd edition) Hadrian 2118 (previously RIC II, 760f); Str II, 670; Cohen 770; BMC 1514 Ob.: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Bust of Hadrian, laureate, with paludamentum to r. Rev.: FORTVNA AVG, S - C in field, Fortuna, draped, standing l., holding patera in r. hand and cornucopia in l. In Republican and Imperial Rome, the paludamentum was a cloak or cape fastened at one shoulder, worn by military commanders (e.g. the legionary Legatus) and rather less often by their troops. Would love to see your Clementias and Fortunas
Congrats on your new baby. Here is my oldest FORTVNA : Nerva dupondius 97 AD Rome 27mm 8.19g FORTVNA AVGVST S-C RIC 84
HADRIAN, As Rome, 132-134 14.09 g - 26 mm S 3677 v. - C 510 - RIC 714 v. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right COS III PP CLEMENTIA AVG, Clementia std left, holding patera and scepter, SC
Nice AE’s, @cmezner ... AELIUS CAESAR RI Aelius Caesar 138 CE AE As 26mm Rome mint Fortuna-Spes cornucopia and rudder
