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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2208825, member: 57495&quot;]A coin type unique to Hadrian is one bearing the legend TELLVS STABIL, showing the original Roman guardian goddess of the earth standing with a plough and rake next to two grain ears.&nbsp; It&#039;s an interesting depiction of one of the less often seen deities, and I&#039;ve been wanting to add one to my collection for awhile.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Even though the coin I&#039;m showing today is a TELLVS STABIL, it&#039;s not the coin I was looking for, but in fact a much rarer type that I wasn&#039;t even aware of, showing the goddess in a reclining pose, resting an elbow on a basket of fruit and placing a hand on a large globe.&nbsp; It&#039;s not in wonderful condition, but of course I had to have it.&nbsp; So, while I now have the rarer type, I continue my search for the more common one.&nbsp; Don&#039;t you love it when one coin on your want list becomes two? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Share your coins showing Tellus or any of the scarcer deities!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431321[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>HADRIAN</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>2.98g, 18.1mm</p><p>Rome mint, AD 134-138</p><p>RIC II 277d; BMCRE 748 var. (bust type)</p><p>O: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right.</p><p>R: TELLVS, Tellus reclining left, resting right hand on globe, elbow resting on basket of fruit; STABIL in exergue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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