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Aureus with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 117
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 7.38 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number54.41
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
IMPCAESTRAIANHADRIANOAVGDIVITRAPARTHF
Reverse: Bust of Sol (Oriens), radiate, draped, right, hair in curls from forehead to neck.
DIVINERNEPPMTRPCOS ORIENS (in exergue)
IMPCAESTRAIANHADRIANOAVGDIVITRAPARTHF
Reverse: Bust of Sol (Oriens), radiate, draped, right, hair in curls from forehead to neck.
DIVINERNEPPMTRPCOS ORIENS (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1954: with Jacques Schulman, Keizersgracht 448, Amsterdam (Jacques Schulman auction, January 19, 1954, lot 674); February 11, 1954: purchased by MFA from Jacques Schulman for $ 657.25 (the total price for MFA 54.37-54.41)