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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Bronze Sestertius of Roman Emperor Hadrian, 118 CE - 137 CE

Bronze Sestertius of Roman Emperor Hadrian, 118 CE - 137 CE

Bronze-Gold
FJ.5027
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This handsome bronze coin is mounted ln an 18 karat gold setting with a stately 14 karat gold chain. P. Aelius Hadrianus was born at Italica in Spain in 76...
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This handsome bronze coin is mounted ln an 18 karat gold setting with a stately 14 karat gold chain.

P. Aelius Hadrianus was born at Italica in Spain in 76 A.D. Having lost his father at the age of ten, he w as placed under the care of guardians, one of whom w as 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 w as 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 capable 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 important patron of the arts. He died at Baiae on July 10,138 A.D. After a long illness. He was succeeded by his hand-chosen heir, Antoninus Pius. This stunning bronze coin necklace is a testimony to the timeless contributions that the Emperor Hadrian made to western civilization. The wearer of this necklace 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. .
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