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Quadrans - Hadrian MET/•/NOR
| Uitgever | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 121-123 |
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| Referentie(s) | RIC II.3#689, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.689 |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse bears a three-line Latin inscription — MET / • / NOR — centred within an elaborate laurel wreath tied at the base. The wreath is rendered with carefully engraved leaves radiating symmetrically around the central text. A single pellet (•) separates the two abbreviated words, serving as a visual divider. This type commemorates or acknowledges the imperial mines of Noricum (Metallum Noricum), a province renowned for its high-quality iron and other metals. The overall design is plain and epigraphic, with no additional figural elements in the field. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Hadrian's quadrans issues of the early 120s are among the more enigmatic small bronzes of the high imperial period — struck in Rome yet circulating almost exclusively in the provinces, where the shortage of fractional coinage was chronic. The MET/•/NOR reverse type is conventionally read as a reference to the metator, a surveyor or land-measurer, possibly linked to Hadrian's known preoccupation with infrastructure and provincial reorganization during his early reign tours.
Quadrantes of this period saw very limited use in Italy itself. Most excavated examples come from Danubian and northwestern provincial contexts.