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Coin Earrings : Two Silver Coins of Roman Emperor Hadrian
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Two Silver Coins of Roman Emperor Hadrian - FJ.5435
Origin: Israel
Circa: 118
AD
to 137
AD
Collection: Roman
Medium: Silver/Gold
Additional Information: SOLD
$2,800.00
Location: United States
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P. Aelius Hadrianus was born at Italica
in Spain in 76 A.D. having lost his
father at the age of ten, he was placed
under the care of guardians, one of whom
was the future emperor Trajan. He soon
embarked on a military career and in 100
A.D. Hadrian married Trajan’s
grandniece, Sabina, indicating that
Trajan was grooming him as an heir.
Hadrian was appointed governor of Syria
during Trajan’s Parthian war, and was
adopted by the emperor shortly before
the latter's death. Much of Hadrian’s
reign was spent in visiting the
provinces of his vast empire where he
greatly improved the defenses of the
frontiers. In Rome he co-designed and
built the spectacular temple of the
pantheon; at Tibur he constructed a
luxurious villa; in Athens he finished
the monumental temple of Olympian Zeus
and erected a library. There is little
doubt that Hadrian was one of the most
cap able emperors who ever occupied the
throne. He devoted his whole life to the
improvement of the state. His rule was,
for the most part, firm and humane and
he was an import ant patron of the arts.
He died at Baiae on July 10, 138 A.D.
after a long illness. His hand-chosen
heir, antoninus pius, succeeded him.
These stunning silver coin earrings are
a testimony to the timeless
contributions that the emperor Hadrian
made to western civilization. The wearer
of these earrings will at once feel an
affinity for such an aesthetically
minded emperor and will carry on the
legacy of this most famous of ancient
western empires.
- (FJ.5435)
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