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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 8161677, member: 75525&quot;]I attempted to buy a scale book from a company in France. They accepted the order, could not find the book and put me on their email list. When their first newsletter arrived, I saw a coin that I HAD to have. I like scales on Roman coins and this one of Hadrian looks good to me. It will go well with my talk on scales at the ANA meeting in March. </p><p>How can I tell who is holding the scale?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424659[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Imperial denarius, Hadrian 119 - 122 AD, Rome</p><p>Obverse - IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Laureate bust facing right, draped on left shoulder</p><p>Reverse - P M TR P COS III, Moneta or Aequitas standing and facing left, holding a scale in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left hand</p><p>Weight – 3.22 grams</p><p>Diameter – 18 mm</p><p>RIC 80</p><p><br /></p><p><b>How to tell Moneta from Aequitas?</b></p><p>I looked on acsearch for coins of Hadrian that also had scales and found 578 examples. Some were duplicates, not Hadrian or part of lots. A few were worn enough that lettering could not be read. I could separate 454 into groups as follows:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424660[/ATTACH] </p><p>Based on the table above, I&#039;d guess my coin has a MONETA on the reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian coin dates are identified by title in <i>Historical References to coins of the Roman Empire</i> by E A Sydenham. His list is given below.</p><p>Date range - titles</p><p>AD 117 - TR.P; COS; IMP</p><p>AD 118 - TR.P.II; COS.II.DES.III; IMP.II </p><p>AD 119 - TR.P.III; COS.III; IMP.II </p><p>AD 120 to 138 - TR.P.IV to XXI; COS.III; IMP.II </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins with reverse inscriptions of AEQVITAS (holding staff) &amp; MONETA (holding cornucopia) are shown below - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424663[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424664[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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