Hadrian, emperor from AD 117 to 138, spent slightly more than half of his reign away from Rome visiting the provinces.

According to RIC, among aurei, denarii, sestertii, asses and dupondii, there are references to twenty-nine locations, with reverses referring to four types of motifs:

• Adventus, celebrating Hadrian’s arrival.
• Exercitus, reviewing the troops.
• Restitutor, for the construction of public works.
• Provincia, a direct reference to the province visited.

In this case we will limit ourselves to the eight that were struck as denarii and refer to provinces.

Reclining woman leaning on rocks. In her right hand she holds an olive branch. At her feet is a rabbit, the animal that clearly represented Hispania at that time. This coin inspired the design of the first peseta in 1868.

Woman with a sistrum in her right hand and a basket with a serpent in her left.

Reclining figure with a sistrum in her right hand and an ibis at her feet.

In this case the reference was to a river. Reclining on an urn, with a reed in the right hand and a cornucopia in the left. A crocodile appears below and a hippopotamus in front.

Reclining figure wearing a helmet in the shape of an elephant’s head. Cornucopia in the left hand and scorpion in the right.

Female warrior with spear and shield.

Woman carrying a sceptre of command and a cornucopia, symbol of abundance.

Woman carrying an aplustre in her right hand and a branch in her left. Her right foot rests on the prow of a ship.

From this simple WildWinds index we obtain the following list of provinces that appeared on denarii with any of the four motifs (Adventus, Exercitus, Restitutor, Provincia). It should be noted that no denarius was struck with the Exercitus motif. ADVENTVS: Africa; Hispania. RESTITVTORI: Achaia; Africa; Gallia; Hispania; Macedonia. PROVINCIA: Aegyptos; Africa; Alexandria; Asia; Italia; Nilvs; Germania; Hispania.

Also from the same simple WildWinds index we obtain the following list of the 29 provinces represented on any type of Hadrianic coinage (silver, gold or bronze): Achaia; Aegyptvs; Africa; Alexandria; Arabia; Asia; Bithynia; Britannia; Cappadocia; Cilicia; Dacia; Delematia; Gallia; Germania; Hispania; Italia; Ivdea; Libya; Madeconia; Mavretania; Moesia; Nicomedia; Nilvs; Noricvm; Phrygia; Raetia; Sicilia; Syria; Thracia.