As well as communicating messages about the emperor and his conquests and achievements, Rome’s standardized system of coinage encouraged trade and made it easier for payments to be made and taxes to be collected in different parts of the empire. These coins of Hadrian show a range of provinces of the empire.
Egypt coin
A gold aureus showing the province of Egypt.
Dacia coin
A bronze sestertius showing Dacia: present-day Romania and Moldova.
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A gold aureus showing Hispania.
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A gold aureus showing the province of Africa: present-day parts of Libya, Algeria and Tunisia.
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A bronze sestertius showing Britannia.
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A silver denarius showing Germania.
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A bronze sestertius showing Judaea.
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Also from Judaea, this coin shows how defacing the emperor’s image could be an act of defiance.
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