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Aureus with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 125–128
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 7.35 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.642
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, drapery on left shoulder.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Hadrian on horseback right, right hand raised.
COS III
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Hadrian on horseback right, right hand raised.
COS III
ProvenanceDate unknown before 1957: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 12, 1973; reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, 10/12/1977