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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;joshie, post: 3413, member: 70&quot;]Hi ovipop,</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug pointed me to your question.&nbsp; Your coin is a denarius of Hadrian.&nbsp; A catalog entry would be as such:</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian 117-138 A.D.&nbsp; AR Denarius&nbsp; Rome Mint&nbsp; Struck 134-138 A.D.</p><p>Obverse: Bare head of Hadrian, right.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>HADRIANVS AVG COS III P [P]</p><p>Reverse: Roma seated left, shield behind, holding palladium and spear.&nbsp; </p><p>ROMAE AE-[T]ERNAE</p><p>RIC II #265; RSC II #1312</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin looks as though it was used for many years after its striking date.&nbsp; This is pretty typical for ancient coins.&nbsp; It&#039;s use could have been in any region in which the Romans had control and even beyond.&nbsp; Denarii at this time were still made from a fairly high silver content and would probably be accepted by merchants outside the Roman empire based upon their weight.&nbsp; But since the Roman Empire was quite large at this time (you&#039;ve probably heard of Hadrian&#039;s Wall in Britain) there weren&#039;t too many provinces not under some sort of Roman influence.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-----</p><p>Josh Moran</p><p>CIVITAS Galleries, Ltd.</p><p><a href="http://www.civitasgalleries.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.civitasgalleries.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.civitasgalleries.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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