The coin features Emperor Hadrian, who reigned from AD 117 to 138 and ordered the construction of the nearby Hadrian's Wall. The reverse side depicts Fortuna, the Roman goddess of chance, fate ...

Under Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian's Wall began construction in 122 A.D. to protect the northern border of the province of Brittania from the Picts, who lived in southern Scotland.

The hoard consists of silver denarii dating from the Roman Imperial period. The coins bear the engraved faces of famous emperors such as Vespasian, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius, spanning from the ...

A LOCAL metal detectorist has unearthed a unique Roman coin displaying Emperor Hadrian whilst at Carlisle’s Roman Bathhouse dig site in the Cricket Club grounds. The coin, part of the Uncovering ...