EARTH MOTHER -- Terra Mater -- Goddess Tellus -- Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.

Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.

Tellus (Terra Mater) was a goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. Along with Ceres she was associated with farmland productivity, and she was also associated with motherhood and pregnancy, fecundity and fertility.

Silver denarius, SRCV II 3543, RIC II 276, BMCRE III 739, F, 3.137g, 17.0mm, 180o, Rome mint, 133 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse TELLVS STABIL, Tellus standing left. plough handle in right, rake in left, two stalks of grain at feet on right; RARE +++.

A very hard to find coin with lots of vibe.

$270.00