This reproduction Aureus coin of Hadrian is moulded directly from an original coin and is made from pewter that is 22ct gold plated.
Housed in specially designed packaging, the coin pack has images of Hadrian and a number of his monuments and the two coins in the collection as well as historical information about the coins and about Hadrian's life.
The Aureus coin refers to Hadrian's safe return after travelling abroad. The obverse depicts the bust of Hadrian and the reverse Fortuna the Roman goddess.
Hadrian’s reign was marked by a general lack of major military conflicts and his policy was peace through strength. Hadrian’s wall was a Roman frontier built in the years 122-130 AD by order of the Emperor Hadrian. The stone wall, stretched from the River Tyne to the River Solway, was about 73 miles long, 3 metres wide and 5 metres high. It was built to prevent military raids by the Pictish tribes (ancient habitants of Scotland) to the north and to improve economic stability in the Roman province of Britannia to the south.
Hadrian died aged 62 on 10th July 138 AD, in his villa at Baiae. His ashes were placed in the Castel Sant’ Angelo in Rome by his successor Antoninus Pius in 139 AD.
