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Cistophorus with head of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 128–132
Mint: Asia, Uncertain (unidentified mint D)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 10.57 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number56.140
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 026.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hadrian, laureate, right.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVSPP
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Victory on extended right hand and vertical spear in left.
COS III
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVSPP
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Victory on extended right hand and vertical spear in left.
COS III
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.; March 8, 1956: purchased by MFA for $ 350.00 from Hugo Weissmann