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Aureus with bust of Hadrian

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 118
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.17 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.600
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
IMPCAESARTRAIANHADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Felicitas standing left, holding cornucopia in left hand, caduceus in right.
PMTRP C OSDES III; FEL AVG (in field)


ProvenanceBy 1966: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., April 12, 1967