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Aureus with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–138
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21mm. Weight: 7.20 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.293
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian to right, bareheaded.
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Hadrian, in toga, stands to left, sacrificing at a tripod. From the other side come an attendant leading a bullock, a youth bearing a spear, another playing the double pipes, and a boy (camillus).
Above: VOTA below: PVBLICA
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Hadrian, in toga, stands to left, sacrificing at a tripod. From the other side come an attendant leading a bullock, a youth bearing a spear, another playing the double pipes, and a boy (camillus).
Above: VOTA below: PVBLICA
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren